Manufacturing Controls Engineer II

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 8 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.

The Manufacturing/Controls Engineer II provides electrical and controls engineering support for multiple manufacturing areas within the General Surgical Products Focus Factory s role contributes to initiatives focused on cost savings, manufacturing process improvements, assembly equipment retrofits, and the procurement and implementation of new equipment. The engineer collaborates with cross‑functional teams to ensure manufacturing equipment meets Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards and consistently produces high‑quality assemblies that meet product specifications.

Responsibilities include implementing engineering best practices and standard procedures, developing and maintaining equipment documentation such as operating instructions, electrical schematics, specifications, parameter settings, software backups, and defining documents, and supporting equipment validation activities through the development of FAT and SAT documentation and the execution of Installation Qualification (IQ) functional protocols.

Onsite:
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 a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross‑functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Provide technical support to maintenance and manufacturing teams as required.
• Research, develop, design, and test electrical components, equipment, systems, and networks.
• Address manufacturing issues on a daily basis and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Troubleshoot machine stoppages and provide root cause analysis to support manufacturing operations.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and technical documentation.
• Troubleshoot equipment utilizing various control platforms including PLCs, CNC, PC‑based controls, vision systems, and robotics.
• Create and update electrical schematics and component BOMs in AutoCAD for legacy equipment.
• Develop equipment specifications and work with vendors to quote automated and manual equipment solutions.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) of manufacturing systems.
• Review equipment quotes and participate in design reviews with project teams for custom assembly equipment.
• Participate in DFMEA, PFMEA, machine risk assessments, and quality (CTQ) processes to ensure specifications are clearly defined and documented.
• Support equipment specification development, supplier selection, and supplier qualification activities.
• Participate in equipment validation activities.
• Coordinate and communicate activities across cross‑functional teams within and outside of operations.
• Travel up to 10% domestically to manufacturing sites and supplier locations.

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

• Electrical Engineering experience
• Experience troubleshooting equipment using conventional diagnostic tools and PLC software.
• Experience with PLC platforms such as Mitsubishi and Rockwell.
• Experience with safety PLC platforms including Guard Logix, Compact Logix, and Control Logix.
• Experience with HMI systems such as Factory Talk ME and SE.
• Experience with vision inspection systems including Cognex and Keyence.
• Experience with industrial robotics such as Stäubli, Yamaha, FANUC, or Epson.
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