Senior Engineering Manager of Automation, East Region

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Jun 2026

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

** A Day in the Life*
* At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do.  In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work.  We're working onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. The person in this Senior Engineering Manager of Automation, East Region role will work from the Medtronic facility located in North Haven, CT.

This role will require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

The Senior Engineering Manager for Automation (East Region) is responsible for leading the deployment and execution of advanced automation solutions across regional manufacturing sites, with a focus on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), collaborative robots (cobots), automated cells, and vision systems.

This role translates enterprise automation strategy into scalable, site-level execution, ensuring delivery of solutions that improve throughput, quality, and cost performance. The position drives end-to-end program execution, leads technical teams, partners with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensures alignment to validation, quality, and engineering standards.

As a key regional leader, this role builds organizational capability, strengthens site engagement, and enables consistent, repeatable automation deployment across the East Region.

Within the Operations Innovation (OI) Automation Engineering group at Medtronic, our mission is to transform manufacturing through the deployment of scalable, high-performance automation solutions. This role leads the execution of automation initiatives across the East Region, focusing on AMRs, cobots, integrated cells, and vision systems to enhance throughput, quality, and cost performance.

The Senior Engineering Manager for Automation is responsible for leading regional automation deployment and execution, translating strategic automation objectives into site-level implementation and delivery. This role drives end-to-end automation programs, develops engineering talent, and ensures consistent application of standards, validation, and best practices across sites.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions - we're a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career.  We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success.

Together, we can transform healthcare.  Join us for a career that changes lives.

** CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES*
* + Proven End-to-End Automation Delivery:
Demonstrated success leading automation from concept → FAT/SAT → validation → production, not just design ownership.

+ Relentless Execution & Recovery Mindset:
Strong track record ofdriving projects back to green, managing risk early, and delivering under pressure.

+ Hands-On Technical Depth:
Credible expertise incontrols, robotics, vision systems, and system integration-able to engage in design reviews and debug when needed.

+ Validation-First Thinking (Medical Device Rigor):
Deep experience embedding

IQ/OQ/PQ, compliance, and validation strategy into design, not treating it as a downstream activity.

+ Multi-Site Deployment Leadership:
Experience scaling automation across multiple plants, ensuringstandardization, reuse, and consistent performance.

+ Strong Vendor Management & Accountability:
Proven ability toselect, challenge, and manage OEMs/integrators, holding them accountable toscope, timeline, and quality.

+ Structured Program Leadership:
Utilizes disciplined execution frameworks (stage gate, KTM cadence,…