Senior Engineering Manager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 Nov 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

# A Day in the Life
At Medtronic, our ASICs contribute to human welfare by restoring health and extending life; it's part of our Mission. We have an integrated Mixed-Signal ASIC team contributing to the implementation and innovation of cardiac pacing, defibrillation, and monitoring therapies. This means our designers need to understand and participate in the big picture of how their work impacts the end user, a patient. Opportunities to meet doctors and witness implants directly connect our work to patient outcomes and lives.

Our team is working on Medtronic's next generation of Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) products, supported by our designers through roles including requirements definition, design exploration and implementation, simulation analysis, circuit evaluation and verification, physical design, lab testing supporting characterization and formal verification, production test, and other tasks in the development of implantable cardiac devices.

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.

This position will be based in Tempe, AZ

The Senior Engineering Manager will provide the leadership necessary to build IC Design functional excellence with deep understanding of overall IC design in Verification, Design automation, Design For Test and fundamental IC design

Role and Responsibilities

- Manage the activities of group of IC Designers focusing on digital IC design, IC integration with IC verification, timing and power analysis, design for test with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees. Accomplish results through subordinate Design Engineers or specialist employees. Recommend organizational structures of functions and units.
- Frequent contacts with equivalent level managers and other Functional representatives and customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements, or contractual clarifications. Conduct briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives.
- Responsible for all projects assigned to the section(s) or department(s). Act as an advisor to subordinate staff members to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational problems. Directly participate in establishing and administering many functional projects. Develop and administer budgets, schedules, and performance standards.
- Hands on technical leadership
- Exert influence in the development of overall objectives and long-range goals of the organization. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in critical delays and modifications to projects or operations; cause substantial expenditure or additional time, human resources, and funds; and jeopardize future business activity.
- Assignments are received in objective oriented terms. Provide guidance to subordinates based on organizational goals and company policy. Work is reviewed in terms of meeting the organization’s objectives and schedules.
- Establish operating policies and procedures that affect subordinate employees .
- Interpret, execute, and recommend modifications to organizational policies.
- Responsible for technical guidance and leadership.
- Provide functional and/or project vision and leadership of group toward meeting business goals.
- Manage implementation of advanced design and engineering methodologies, techniques, and evaluation criteria.
- Mentor engineering resources in support of technological, product and system requirements.
- Manage the development of strategic plans and roadmaps.
- Coach and develop engineers towards meeting personal and corporate objectives. Provide cost center planning and management.
- Manage the alignment with core business leaders and ensure execution with proper resources (skills, abilities, talent).
- Partner with project managers to ensure annual performance reviews are conducted on a timely basis.
- Select, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
- Determine and develop technical and managerial pipeline for organization.

Must Have; Minimum Qualifications

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

- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Minimum 7 years electrical engineering and design experience or a minimum of 5 years electrical engineering and design experience with an advanced degree
- Minimum 5 years of managerial experience.

Nice to Have

- M. S. in Electrical Engineering
- Medical Device industry experience
- 12-17 years of electrical engineering and design experience
- 10-15 years of Technical Supervision

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.

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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):$171,200.00 - $256,800.00

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

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