As a Principal Equipment Engineer at Medtronic, you will join a high-performing team dedicated to enhancing equipment reliability and maintenance excellence across manufacturing operations. Your daily responsibilities include establishing best practice standards for equipment performance, deploying the Enterprise Maintenance Excellence (MEx) roadmap using Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles, and providing technical expertise to improve uptime and resolve complex issues. You will lead a diverse engineering team responsible for global equipment inventory, collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple sites, and drive root cause analysis initiatives to ensure reliable manufacturing operations. The role requires proficiency in mechanical or electrical engineering, experience with TPM, and strong leadership skills to foster innovation and continuous improvement within a large, matrixed organization.
Skills
TPM
CMRP
CRL
Total Productive Maintenance
MEx
Medtronic Performance System
root cause analysis
preventative maintenance
predictive maintenance
cross-functional collaboration
equipment reliability
manufacturing operations
global equipment inventory
technical expertise
innovation
team development
communications skills
leadership skills
What you'll do
Establishes best practice standards and principles for equipment requirements and maintenance.
Deploys Enterprise Maintenance Excellence roadmap using Total Productive Maintenance principles.
Provides technical expertise to improve equipment performance and reliability.
Develops preventative and predictive maintenance strategies focusing on zero-loss mindset.
Leads and develops a high-performing engineering team responsible for global equipment inventory.
What we're looking for
7+ years of experience in equipment or maintenance engineering with a bachelor’s degree.
Advanced degree preferred, such as mechanical, electrical, reliability engineering, or related field.
Proven expertise in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) for 3-5 years.
CMRP or CRL certification required.
Strong leadership and team-building skills to develop high-performing engineering teams.
Market check
Salary context
This
$128,000–$192,000
range sits above
46%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$125,300–$199,596
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$132,437–$208,000
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 238 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Medtronic
Medtronic plc is the world's largest medical technology company by revenue, specializing in device-based therapies for over 70 health conditions.
Medtronic currently has
24 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$135,200–$198,000
across 24 roles with salary data.