Job Description

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life ASSOCIATE ENGINEERING DIRECTOR
The Engineering R & D function at Medtronic Engineering & Innovation Centre at Hyderabad, India encompasses design, development and Verification testing activities during NPD and Sustaining phases of product development support/ during turnkey NPD Projects for the OUs. The function is accountable for both design and design transfer support for a product under development. It entails, but is not limited to, activities commonly carried out during the product development lifecycle including Upstream R&D, Concept, Feasibility, Development, Qualification and Post-Market support.
The role of Associate Engineering Director at MEIC will focus on Acute Care and Monitoring Operating Unit (ACM OU) Software R&D efforts at Hyderabad. ACM OU is committed to excellence in innovation and commercialization to pursue our vision and long-term business growth. The ACM OU R&D organization is refining its product delivery, innovation, and commercialization approach to enable product leadership across all segments of our product portfolio. This will require enhancing our innovation processes, refining our design and delivery approaches to deliver an integrated and comprehensive portfolio that enables product development excellence across ACM.
We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result xe2x80x94 and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned
The role requirement for the current & potential engagements with OUs would require:

• Software Engineering Management critical experience
• People Management critical experience
• Software development and comfortable with SW development practices and models
• Product development experience
• Strategic customer engagement experience

Required Knowledge and Experience
Education:

• Required: Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology in Computer Sciences, Electronics or Electrical Engineering, Bio-Technology, or Equivalent from a premium institute.
• Preferred: Maters in Engineering or Masters in Technology Computer Sciences, Bio-Medical, Electronics or Electrical Engineering, Bio-Technology, or Equivalent from a premium institute.

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Minimum of 18+ years of applicable work experience in a SW product development & Global team environment;
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on software development critical experience in implementing large to medium complex software architectures
• 5+ years experience in technical leadership or hands-on experience on Enterprise Software applications. E.g. Web / Cloud
• 8+ years of People & project management experience in Software
• 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 in a large MNC as Senior Engineering Manager is desired.
• Experience in developing and maintaining a deep technical understanding of GBU product lines and technologies;
• Experience in developing departmental budget and manages expenses in line with organizational objectives; approves departmental expenditures including capital and manpower expenses;
• Excellent Technology management, project management skills; demonstrated success executing complex engineering projects with diverse technical teams; management of globally dispersed teams highly-preferred;
• The position requires a highly collaborative individual with program management critical experience and an understanding of the environment, processes and tools required for efficient and effective delivery of innovative and high-performance medical devices and health care provider solutions.
• 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; strong mathematical and financial capabilities;
• 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 internationally and domestic

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).
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 xe2x80x94 to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life xe2x80x94 unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heartxe2x80x94 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