Senior Automation Engineer Brooklyn Park, MN

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 Dec 2025

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

A Day in the Life

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 November 2025.

As a Senior Automation Engineer you will play a key role in supporting and improving manufacturing automation systems across our production operations. Youll apply your technical expertise to troubleshoot equipment integrate process changes and drive reliability improvements. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys hands-on work with automated systems and wants to bridge the gap between equipment design software functionality and production performance.

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

Equipment Support & Troubleshooting

Provide advanced support to the technician team to diagnose and resolve equipment issues reducing downtime and improving line efficiency.

Troubleshoot automation systems including PLCs HMIs vision systems and data interfaces.

Collaborate with maintenance and software teams to ensure system connectivity and performance stability.

Sustaining & Process Improvement

Identify and implement automation improvements to enhance equipment reliability process control and throughput.

Support process or product updates by modifying and validating existing equipment software or logic.

Partner with cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver effective solutions during installation and hypercare phases.

Lifecycle & Documentation

Participate in all phases of the equipment lifecycle from concept and design through deployment maintenance and sunsetting.

Develop and maintain technical documentation including User Requirement Specifications (URS) Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and validation reports (IQ / OQ / PQ).

Contribute to internal equipment updates fixture designs and integration of standalone systems.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

Serve as a technical liaison between manufacturing design engineering software and vendor partners.

Provide mentorship and guidance to technicians and engineers in troubleshooting methods and automation best practices.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aligned with Medtronics quality and operational excellence standards.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degreewith a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience

OR

Masters degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience

OR

PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have

Hands-on experience troubleshooting automated manufacturing or test systems.

Working knowledge of PLCs HMIs vision systems and industrial communication networks.

Experience with validation and equipment documentation (URS FAT SAT IQ / OQ / PQ).

Familiarity with MES SCADA or data collection platforms.

Experience leading equipment installations or upgrades with cross-functional teams.

Strong analytical communication and organizational skills with a collaborative mindset.

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.

Benefits & Compensation

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD) : $100000.00 - $150000.00

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 and Simple 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) and Capital 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.

Further details are available at the link below :

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.

We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and / or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Continuous Integration,APIs,Jenkins,Junit,Distributed Control Systems,Testng,GAMP,Test Automation,CI / CD,Cucumber,Programmable Logic Controllers,Selenium

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 100000 - 150000