Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 1 Jun 2026

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.

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were 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.


In this critical and exciting role as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer you will be responsible for the tooling and fixturing that ensures our cutting edge process technologies create quality products for our patients. You will support implantable cardiac and neuromodulation medical device manufacturing value streams at Medtronics Tempe Campus. You will support multiple organization spanning from early technology development research and development equipment and process development and operations.

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will contribute to the development of new products that meet application business and customer requirements. Collaborate with design colleagues to ensure equipment and tooling designs are capable of meeting performance targets. Prepare regulatory submission-ready documentation for the FDA and other regulatory bodies. Support multiple projects within the organization.

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

• Research plan design verify validate and develop mechanical and/or electromechanical devices and systems to support new technology and business development. This may include instruments controls robots resonance systems hydraulic systems or heat transfer systems to support various manufacturing operations. This would be done while working with metals plastics and ceramics through various fabrication processes.

• Recommend various technology options or approaches for systems processes facility or program improvements in terms of safety performance efficiency ergonomics and/or cost.

• Perform design implementation (ordering payments negotiations and installations) and integration activities to support daily-use tooling (ex. shipping trays device handling and transfer tooling) in 24/7 manufacturing operations.

• Design mechanical electromechanical and mechatronic systems subsystems and tooling solutions to support complex medical device manufacturing operations. Preferred outcomes will be innovative lean and cost effective.

• Responsibilities will include assessing component and assembly manufacturability needs developing solutions and ensuring successful integration into the manufacturing environment by participating in Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) and Six Sigma design processes.

• Interact with and direct suppliers and vendors to manage results and outcomes through this extensible workforce/resource.

• Perform risk / failure mode assessment plan and conduct performance and safety testing and ensure mitigations are in place for designs.

• Write engineering reports and create presentations of analytical and interpretive nature as required to document and communicate results. Institute design changes based on internal and/or external customer feedback.

• Collaborate on the development of appropriate testing to verify the product meets internal and/or external customer requirements. Prepare documentation in accordance with relevant internal Standard Operating Procedures and Design Control.

• May be responsible for the transfer from R&D to manufacturing.

• Responsible for technical execution of experiments utilizing six sigma methodologies.

• Lead direct and/or review the work of technical team to execute the technical plan.

• Define QMS approach such as leveragability of designs/documentation.

• Create and evaluate prototype concepts to generate model and lead down selection process for final concept and model approval.

• Assess the performance of developed devices through execution of structured experimental plans to drive data-based decisions.

• Define and develop tests and test methods to meet product requirements.

• Partake in verification and validation of designs and processes.

• Provide technical mentoring to less experienced engineers and technicians.

• Develop strong partnerships and work effectively with cross-functional team members.

• Perform job functions in accordance with applicable GMP and ISO standards.

• Comply with applicable FDA and international regulatory laws and standards.

• Designs develops analyzes troubleshoots and provides technical skills during research and/or product development.

• May be involved in product research and development and/or clinical trials.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degreeand 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:

• GD&T certification

• DRM or DFSS Green Belt or Black Belt certification

• Experience in the medical industry or experience in an FDA regulated industry

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 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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$106400.00 - $159600.00

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 insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition 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 matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-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.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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.

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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.