We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 Jun 2026

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

A Day in the Life

In this role, you will help shape how Medtronic operates and maintains its global facilities by leading programs that strengthen our Maintenance Excellence and Reliability strategy across a worldwide real estate portfolio. You will turn strategy into action by building standardized processes, scalable initiatives, and measurable improvements that enhance asset reliability, elevate technician and supplier performance, and drive operational efficiency.

Working in close partnership with Facilities, Operations, Quality, IT, and Finance teams, you will play a key role in modernizing how facilities work is planned, executed, measured, and continuously improved. Your efforts will help ensure our facilities operate safely, efficiently, and in alignment with Medtronic’s enterprise priorities and regulatory standards—supporting the environments where life‑saving technologies are developed and delivered.

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 4 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. 

We are open to having someone based at any major US Medtronic location.

Lead the end-to-end program management of global Facilities initiatives, including CMMS/CAMS deployment, reliability programs, performance metrics, and process standardization

Serve as program owner for the Maintenance Excellence & Reliability strategy, driving consistent adoption of reliability best practices such as Criticality & Redundancy Analysis, PM & Spare Parts Optimization, and Operator-Driven Reliability

Plan, execute, and govern software system deployments (e.g., Fluke eMaint CMMS/CAMS), including data migration, system configuration, change management, training, and continuous improvement

Develop, document, and implement standard facilities and maintenance processes and procedures, ensuring they are practical, scalable, and aligned with operational, quality, and compliance requirements

Partner with site Facilities leaders to support rollout, adoption, and maturity of standardized programs

Establish clear program goals, milestones, success metrics, and dashboards to track adoption, performance, and impact

Monitor and analyze maintenance and reliability KPIs (e.g., asset availability, MTTR, MTBF, on-time percentage, first time repair) to identify trends, risks, and continuous improvement opportunities

Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders including Operations, Quality, IT, and EHS to ensure successful program execution

Drive development and optimization of asset management standards, including asset hierarchy, naming conventions, PM scopes of work, and job plans

Lead change management efforts associated with new processes and systems, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training materials, and support

Ensure programs and processes align with regulatory, safety, and quality system requirements, including audit readiness and documentation standards

Develop and manage program plans, timelines, risks, and dependencies, escalating issues as needed to ensure successful delivery

Travel up to 50%

Must Haves

Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years of progressive experience in Industrial/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or related field OR 2+ years with a Master’s degree OR a PhD

Nice to Have

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, or related discipline)

Strong working knowledge of Maintenance & Reliability best practices, including asset criticality, PM/PdM strategies, failure analysis, performance metrics (e.g., MTTR, MTBF, uptime), and continuous improvement methodologies

Experience deploying enterprise CMMS/CAMS systems (e.g. Fluke eMaint, Maximo, ServiceChannel, MaintainX) across multiple sites or regions

Proven ability to translate engineering and operational requirements into scalable standards, processes, and technical solutions

Experience operating in regulated manufacturing environments (e.g., FDA, ISO, GMP), with strong understanding of documentation, validation, and audit readiness expectations

Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification

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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$102,400.00 - $153,600.00

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 95,000+ 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 law. In 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.

Senior Facilities Engineer - Maintenance Excellence