We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Dec 2025

 

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 exciting role as a Tool Design Engineer II, you will have the responsibility of developing new tooling for a variety of processes for Medtronic's portfolio of cardiovascular and neurological products. You may also contribute to new component designs with internal partners. This is an in-person role at Brooklyn Center, MN on a high performing team that works cross-functionally with many internal partners in a fast paced work environment. Candidates must be willing to relocate if they do not currently reside within a reasonable commuting distance.

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

• Design, develop, and implement industrial tools, fixtures, gauges, jigs, and machinery to support production and process development for matured manufacturing lines.
• Utilize PTC Creo (primary) and SolidWorks (secondary) to design, draft, and update tooling and components, ensuring manufacturability and efficiency.
• Operate within a PTC Windchill environment to maintain accurate documentation and revision control.
• Partner cross-functionally with internal teams (including process development, operations, and NPD) to consult on component design, modify components for fixture compatibility, and support tooling needs across the site.
• Assemble and fabricate tooling and fixturing, collaborating with vendors and the tooling liaison.
• Manage and execute daily work assignments through intake tickets, balancing multiple projects and adapting to varied design tasks, from simple updates to complex new designs.
• Support both new product development and advanced manufacturing engineering initiatives, including high-visibility projects.
• Troubleshoot legacy tooling, address gaps in historical data, and identify creative solutions to evolving manufacturing challenges.
• Maintain a continuous improvement mindset, seeking opportunities to optimize tooling designs and processes.
• Document all work thoroughly and communicate status and progress to stakeholders and project managers.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience,
• or Master’s degree with 0 years of experience.

Nice to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering with strong tooling/fixturing experience preferred
• Proficiency with PTC Creo (preferred) and SolidWorks for 3D design and drafting.
• Experience with documentation control systems, especially PTC Windchill.
• Demonstrated experience designing tooling or fixtures for manufacturing, ideally in a tool room, industrial manufacturing, or medical device environment.
• Working knowledge of drafting standards and GD&T; ability to design for manufacturability.
• Hands-on experience assembling or fabricating tooling, and/or acting as a tooling liaison with vendors.
• Previous experience in process development or advanced manufacturing engineering is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate legacy data and adapt to changing project scopes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of cross-functional teamwork.

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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):$80,800.00 - $121,200.00

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.