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Career Path within Medtronic
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2003: Joined MDT as a Rotational Engineer. Rotated through CRM and Cardiac Surgery business units.
2004: Joined CRM Therapy Delivery as Mechanical Design Engineer
2005: Promoted to Senior Mechanical Design Engineer |
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Why did you join Medtronic?
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- Medtronic had a strong mission that was in line with my own
- Was interested in providing therapies to the emerging markets in the developing world – which is where my interests were and still are.
- It was interested in hiring strong, talented individuals, regardless of citizenship
- It had a tremendous breadth and depth of products
- Offered significant personal/professional growth opportunities including international projects that would allow me to use my foreign language skills
- Had some of the most knowledgeable and yet most down-to-earth scientists and engineers working on some of the toughest clinical problems of our age
- Placed a lot of emphasis on device design and innovation
- Had no prescribed career path for an engineer – but allowed individuals the freedom and flexibility to form their own
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How is Medtronic differentiated from its competitors?
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- Unrivaled commitment to our patients and physicians
- Commitment to Quality
- Strong mandated mission that reaches developing nations as well
- Diverse product line
- Great people to work with!
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What does Medtronic have to offer to new college graduates?
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- Freedom to explore new initiatives early on in your career, without the risk of being pigeonholed
- Increased responsibility load very early on in your career
- Increased exposure to upper management
- 1:1 personal and professional development coaching through rich mentor network, career chats
- Freedom to design your own engineering or clinical rotational programs
- Exciting network of peers!!
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What are your other interests?
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Reading ; yoga; rock climbing; international health; humanitarian aid; social entrepreneurship |
