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 The Medtronic SMO site is an innovative industrial environment dedicated to the manufacturing of high-quality medical devices. As part of our continued growth, we are looking for an Equipment Engineer to support the performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of our equipment and production processes. We are seeking a skilled, experienced, and motivated engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will support post-market equipment life cycle management and maintenance programs and contribute to projects aimed at improving equipment reliability, performance, and sustainability within the manufacturing environment. Primary Responsibilities Support projects to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and compliance. Collaborate with external equipment vendors and suppliers for equipment procurement, installation, and qualification activities. Contribute to equipment replacement and retrofit initiatives to optimize performance and longevity. Work closely with maintenance teams to develop and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance strategies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, quality, maintenance, and regulatory groups, to support successful project execution. Perform equipment acquisition, characterization, installation, qualification, and validation activities. Ensure equipment-related activities comply with applicable industry regulations and standards (e.g., FDA, ISO, GMP). Support change control activities and work closely with quality and regulatory teams to align validation and compliance requirements. Provide technical support and training to production and maintenance teams as needed. Apply root cause analysis tools (e.g., FMEA, 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams) to identify and resolve equipment issues. Participate in investigations related to equipment failures and deviations and support the implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA). Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related field). Several years of experience in equipment engineering within a manufacturing environment. Experience with equipment life cycle management, maintenance programs, and reliability improvement activities. Experience supporting equipment improvement, replacement, qualification, or validation projects. Good understanding of equipment qualification and validation processes. Familiarity with change control procedures and regulatory requirements in a manufacturing environment. Project coordination experience with the ability to manage priorities and deliverables effectively. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to equipment performance and reliability. Ability to troubleshoot technical equipment issues and implement practical solutions. Effective communication and collaboration skills when working with cross-functional teams. Ability to establish productive relationships with vendors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. 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.  ‌ ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at AskHR@medtronic.com. 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. Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Switzerland: 82,320.00 CHF - 123,480.00 CHF | The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework. ‌ 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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email AskHR@medtronic.com To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email RS.HRCompliance@medtronic.com

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