Senior Electrical Engineer - North Haven, CT

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Aug 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

Results-driven Senior Electrical Engineer with over 4 years of experience driving process improvements and providing critical day-to-day manufacturing support in high-volume, automated medical device production environments. Expert in product failure analysis, root cause determination of field returns, and troubleshooting complex Rockwell PLC platforms, robotics, vision systems, and custom PCB/firmware architectures. Proven track record of managing multi-million dollar vendor equipment procurements and leading cross-functional teams to execute rigorous IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols.

Deep expertise in ensuring strict compliance with NFPA, OSHA, and FDA regulatory standards to maximize production uptime and product safety.

• Team with manufacturing and quality personnel on a daily basis to review / disposition production defects and provides potential process and/or equipment corrective actions to assure production schedules and quality expectations are met.
• Review product field returns to determine root cause of potential manufacturing defects then develop and implement effective corrective actions.
• Provide support to implement standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, including storing of equipment documentation, spare computer components, and system backups.
• Applies knowledge of manufacturing processes, machine design, and components to provide technical support to troubleshoot, maintain, and modify automated and manual equipment.
• Lead and/or support root cause analysis activities to address quality non-conformances.
• Create engineering change notices, Bill of Material updates, and performance general ERP support items.
• Create and execute engineering studies, DOE and validation documentation for accuracy, statistical validity, and compliance.
• Served as lead engineer for equipment design specifications, request for quotes, vendor selection activities, equipment design review, FAT, SAT, and validation activities.
• Be responsible for providing all documentation required to support assembly equipment. This includes but is not limited to operating instructions, electrical schematics, specifications, parameter settings, software backups etc.
• Verify Equipment meets current NFPA, OSHA and all applicable safety standards.
• Troubleshoot equipment with various Controls Platforms (Labview, PLC’s, CNC, PC based, Vision systems and Robotics.
• Troubleshoot products which include custom PCB boards, firmware and software.
• Conceptual contributor for technology advances associated with automation and process development.
• 10% travel to manufacturing sites and supplier visits required.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
• OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

• Electrical, mechanical, and automation design experience with knowledge of NFPA standards.
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing equipment using diagnostic tools and PLC software.
• Experience with Rockwell PLCs and Safety PLCs (SLC, Compact Logix, and Control Logix) and related development software.
• Experience with custom PCB board, firmware, and custom software.
• Experience with Rockwell HMI development and PC-based programming tools, including C, C++, and Visual Basic.
• Experience with multi-axis and SCARA robotics and associated programming software.
• Experience with machine vision systems (Cognex and/or Adept preferred).
• Experience with servo and stepper motion control systems, including drives, controllers, and feedback devices.
• Knowledge of…