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

The Engineering R&D function at Medtronic Engineering & Innovation Centre, Hyderabad encompasses design, development, and Verification activities during NPD and Sustaining phases (Released Product Engineering / Management) of product lifecycle.

• Experience in leading large, complex, cross functional engineering teams.

• Experience in software development life cycle including SaMD and capital equipment.

• Product development experience; preferably in Medical device and MNC

• Cross functional knowledge from regulatory and compliance perspective

• Experience / critical exposure in product security/Internet of Things/ Data

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with Sr Director SW & Systems in formulating vision and strategy in collaboration with the global Operating Unit leadership, sustaining / initiating - growing engagements with the Global R&D Units

• Leads his/ her team in delivering on commitments, creating solutions, accelerating innovation with focus on engineering excellence

• Develops and maintains a deep technical understanding of OUs product lines and technologies

• Collaborates with Director of software in building software excellence in Cardiovascular Portfolio partnerships/programs

• Defines the engineering skill sets that best align to OUs needs and creates a staffing strategy

• Builds a superior team; establishes and maintains a high-performance culture

• Sets clear, aggressive departmental goals, expectations, and standards for performance

• Develops and institutionalizes world-class product engineering practices and policies

• Continually improves team product knowledge and technical skills

• Develops a departmental budget and manages expenses in line with organizational objectives; approves departmental expenditures including capital and manpower expenses

• Works with HR to develops career paths for employees, provides coaching, recommends retention policies, and conducts salary planning for department staff

• Collaborates with the Program Management Office project planning including scope definition, resource allocation, scheduling, and communication

• Drives successful project execution working collaboratively with Program / project Managers; provides leadership to teams when faced with technical challenges, critical trade-off decisions, and other project obstacles

• Reviews work output to ensure project objectives and quality standards are being achieved

• Communicates departmental status and project reports to upper management as required

• Ensures all policies and procedures comply with Medtronic quality system and ethical standards

• Would be accountable to meet Organizational level Goals: OHS & Ethics

PRINCIPAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

The individual would work closely with other cross functional teams to ensure proper communication, resource management, and skill development across departments. Builds trusting relationships with Global R&D and MEIC leadership including regional and corporate organizations where needed; is the primary contact for the Engineering R&D function for the OU(s). He/ she would also be accountable for Relationship Management with all stakeholders internal at MEIC, Operating Units, ISC and APAC regional leaders and also with external stakeholders (Academia/ KOLs/ Government /Innovation Hubs etc).

• Minimum of 23+ years of applicable work experience in a Product, Software Product engineering R&D role in a global team environment

• Management experience in enhancing -leading Global Capability Centers in Engineering R&D. Prior experience in a large MNC preferred

• Prior experience of minimum 3 years in managing Senior Engineering managers and being in a Strategic Leadership role with accountability of larger software, systems teams

• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on software development critical experience in implementing large to medium complex software architectures (Cloud/Web/Mobile apps )

• Proven experience in managing large, complex technology initiatives of strategic importance to the organization involving cross-functional teams.

• Experience owning, supervising and delivering concurrent software releases using iterative/agile techniques, ensuring on-time delivery and good quality.

• Prior experience working with cross –cultural teamwork experience is preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY:

• Demonstrated expertise in the field of product development and product engineering

• Experience leading a product development project from concept to commercialization desirable

• Proven track record identifying and executing complex engineering projects

• Ability to build and lead a new department within a large, diverse MNC; includes strategic development and implementation

• Ability to author policies, procedures and coach new employees

• Experience in the areas of design for six sigma, Quality through design and Systems Engineering

• Strong technical background with exposure to mechanical, electronics, and software engineering

• Experience with hardware / software quality and reliability testing

• Experience in Firmware development and must be comfortable with SW development practices and models

• Demonstrated success executing complex engineering projects with diverse technical teams

• Management of globally dispersed teams preferred

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, negotiating; managing change; goal setting; planning and organizing teamwork; ability to address difficult situations

• Must possess managerial courage; must be confident managing risks and making decisions that will likely have a large impact on organizational objectives

• Good financial acumen

• Demonstrated experience managing a large, diverse technical department with budgetary responsibility

• Must have leadership skills and personal strength to protect projects from unsubstantial change requests while ensuring project focus remains in place

• Fluency in English

• Eight Core Competencies: Intellectual Horsepower, Technical Ability, Team Building, Identifying and Developing Talent, Dealing with Ambiguity/Change, Manage Diverse Relationships, Organizational Ability, Comfort Around Higher Management

• Up to 15 % travel

EDUCATION

Required

• BS degree in engineering

• MS degree in engineering

Preferred

• MBA

• Certification in Systems Engineering/ Six sigma practices/PMP is desired

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. 

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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

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 90,000+ 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 (http://www.medtronic.com)

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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 90,000+ 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.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities

• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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