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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
This Engineering Technician II will play a key role in lab equipment setup, electronic assembly and execution and reporting.This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned
Lab/Equipment setup
Assembly and configuration of new lab environment; rack installation
Following diagrams and instructions
Imaging PCs, driver and application installation, peripheral connection and configuration
Setting up, maintaining, and administering computer networks
Communication and collaboration with IT and developers
Managing access control and security
Coordinating use of equipment; on-boarding and training users
Lab system and device updates, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair
Developing and Documenting processes and techniques; looking for ways to streamline and automate routine activities
Electrical/electronic assembly
Prototyping
Top-level electrical and electromechanical system assembly
Bring-up and validation testing and documentation
Testing, Troubleshooting and repair
Soldering
Reading schematics
Execution and reporting
Programming devices and logging
Performing smoke or acceptance testing and notification
Support operation of tools and equipment
Collaboration with test teams
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Requires minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
Nice to have experience:
Ability to use hand and small power tools for mechanical and electrical assembly
Ability to follow instructions and diagrams, work independently, and communicate well with other team members.
Ability to perform characterization and design verification testing, set up lab equipment and execute electrical and functional tests, follow engineering test procedures, document and analyze test data.
Ability to create diagrams, document equipment configurations, generate test plans and reports.
Experience setting up and maintaining computing and testing environments, including software, hardware, and device configurations, per instructions.
Fundamental understanding of computers; experience with Windows & Mac operating systems and basic scripting.
Basic knowledge of network operation and equipment.
Knowledge of Android and iOS platforms and experience configuring and troubleshooting mobile devices and applications.
Experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving issues and replacing faulty components if needed.
Knowledge of basic electronic principles, components and their functions.
Ability to work from electronic schematics, engineering drawings (assembly, layout, and PCB artwork) and written or verbal instructions.
Experience setting up electronic circuit boards, devices, and systems; testing, troubleshooting, and performing repairs.
Good written and verbal communication skills; technical writing.
Experience using oscilloscopes, DMM, power supplies, and other test and measurement instruments.
Ability to balance a complex personal workload, communicate progress concerns in timely manner, provide alternative solutions.
Experience with digital and analog Printed Circuit Boards (PCBAs), microcontrollers, analog circuitry, linear and switching regulators and RF circuitry.
Experience in reworking and soldering high density surface mount components and assembly of prototype boards, using microscopes.
Experience in the design, source, fabricate, assembly, modification and completion of test fixtures and equipment.
Certification in related areas and skills
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.
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.
