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Medtronic Energy and Component Center (MECC) in Brooklyn Center, MN designs, develops, and manufactures the energy components used in implantable devices for a variety of Medtronic businesses. MECC is looking to hire a Process Development Technician with hands-on experience in equipment and process development to join a growing team developing the equipment for Battery and Capacitor manufacturing capacity expansion projects. The Process Development Technician provides technical support during the design, build, and process development of custom-made tooling, equipment, and stations.

A Day in the Life

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

• Performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas.
• Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems.
• Works from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
• Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format.
• Performs calibration and alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering team on the design, development and deployment of automated, servo-mechanical, electromechanical and/or optical equipment.
• Tear down of product to conduct root cause investigation and problem solving.
• Work from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of experience of relevant and may require vocational or technical education and advanced certification in addition to prior work experience
• Must have a HS Diploma or Equivalent

Nice to Have

• AS degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and work cooperatively as part of a team
• Recognized as expert in technical area, with high degree of initiative.
• Experienced with related fields of engineering such as electrical, pneumatics, optics/vision, motion control and/or inspection software.
• Trains, delegates, and reviews the work of lower-level employees and may be responsible for leading a team
• Performs most complex technical activities and identifies, evaluates, and implements continuous improvements to optimize equipment/process development
• Extensive knowledge and application of drafting practices, GD&T and tolerance analysis
• CAD/Solidworks experience with the ability to read, interpret, and update prints
• Knowledge of Design for Assembly analyses, mistake proofing techniques, and Process Failure Mode Effect Analyses.

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)