Distinguished Engineer
Medtronic
Distinguished Engineer
Medtronic
Medical device maker advancing therapies
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.
Job Specific Summary
The Distinguished Engineer, RPE A&I is a senior technical leadership role responsible for providing advanced engineering expertise and strategic direction in support of A&I products across the product lifecycle. This position leads the most complex technical challenges related to product reliability, process robustness, design support, manufacturing readiness, and continuous improvement, with broad influence across engineering, quality, operations, regulatory, and supply chain functions.
The role is accountable for driving scalable, sustainable solutions that improve product performance, quality, compliance, and operational efficiency. As a recognized technical authority, the Distinguished Engineer partners with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve product and process issues, evaluate design and manufacturing risks, establish technical standards, and support the delivery of high-quality A&I products. In addition, this role mentors technical talent, strengthens organizational capability, and contributes to the advancement of engineering best practices and innovation. Success in this role is demonstrated through enterprise influence, technical excellence, and measurable impact on product and business outcomes.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Designs, develops, documents, tests, maintains, and debugs reliability and process engineering solutions, tools, and systems that support legacy instrumentation products while preserving original design intent throughout the product lifecycle.
Conducts multidisciplinary technical assessments and collaborates with manufacturing, quality, operations, supply chain, and regulatory partners to support legacy product sustainment, manage obsolescence challenges, and maintain continuity of supply and customer support without compromising intended performance, functionality, safety, or compliance.
Determines technical and process needs; analyzes product and process capabilities to resolve issues related to design intent, performance, manufacturability, output requirements, and supportability; prepares technical guidance and operating recommendations; and develops engineering approaches, methods, and standards that support legacy instrumentation sustainment and product continuity.
Ensures engineering standards, quality requirements, validation expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements are met, with particular emphasis on sustaining legacy instrumentation products, addressing component obsolescence, and protecting design intent, product performance, and customer use needs.
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology, improve product and process performance, or extend the useful life of legacy instrumentation products through sustaining engineering, obsolescence management, and process improvements. Formulates, delivers, and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or direct the work of lower-level professionals. Most time is spent delivering R&D, systems, or initiatives related to legacy product sustainment, product continuity, process improvement, automation, and technical excellence while adhering to policies and using specialized knowledge and skills.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
Autonomy: Recognized technical authority and innovator within the organization in design, reliability and process engineering for legacy instrumentation products. Plans technical projects and strategic functional initiatives and recommends engineering solutions to accomplish medium-term to long-range objectives while maintaining original design intent, supporting product longevity, and addressing obsolescence-related risks.
Organizational Impact: Contributes to the support and improvement of legacy products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a direct impact on the functional area and business unit. Influences business decisions made by leadership. Establishes technical approaches and long-range solutions that improve product reliability, process robustness, manufacturability, lifecycle performance, continuity of supply, and sustained alignment with design intent.
Innovation and Complexity: Faces problems that are complex, requiring broad-based consideration of variables that impact multiple areas of the organization. Develop solutions that are novel and unique and draw upon best practices based on expertise. Fosters technical innovation and is expected to guide or lead the business unit in new technical directions while preserving design intent, supporting legacy instrumentation sustainment, and managing obsolescence challenges.
Communication and Influence: Serves as a principal spokesperson internally related to subject matter expertise pertaining to design, reliability and process engineering, technical strategy, standards, and significant engineering advancements. Uses influence, negotiation, and persuasion to achieve objectives and to align stakeholders on decisions that protect design intent, support product continuity, and manage obsolescence impacts.
Leadership and Talent Management: Provides guidance, coaching, and training for other employees within the business unit. Typically manages large, complex initiatives of strategic importance to the business unit, involving large cross-functional teams. Helps build technical capability in others to ensure consistent application of engineering principles and effective support of legacy instrumentation sustainment and product continuity.
Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree and a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 11 years of relevant experience.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
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Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance,Health Savings Account,Healthcare Flexible Spending Account,Life insurance, Long-term disability leave,Dependent daycare spending account,Tuition assistance/reimbursement, andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match,Short-term disability,Paid time off,Paid holidays,Employee Stock Purchase Plan,Employee Assistance Program,Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
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Medtronic develops medical devices that diagnose, monitor, and treat chronic diseases. Its products include implantables, sensors, and therapies used in cardiovascular care, diabetes management, and neurostimulation, working by interacting with the body to regulate or monitor physiological processes. The company differentiates itself through a long history of device development, strategic acquisitions like Covidien, and a broad, diversified portfolio across therapeutic areas. Its goal is to improve patients’ health outcomes by delivering integrated medical technologies and solutions for disease management.
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