
Sr Engineering Manager - Systems Design
MiniMed · Northridge, CA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $136k–$230k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at MiniMed (medical devices) in Northridge, CA. Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the company's design and development of new medical device products or software systems.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $136k–$230k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $115k–$169k. This one lists $136k–$230k.
Median of the low and high ends of 126 live postings that list pay, out of 346 manufacturing engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 345 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 36% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $111k–$159k, from 112 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 51%
- New product launch 49%
- Root cause 39%
- Automation 36%
- CATIA / NX 27%
- Machining 27%
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This plant: MiniMed in Northridge
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Full description from MiniMedAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About the Role
Mini is looking for a Sr Engineering Manager - Systems Design for our Northridge Office. Must be onsite 4 days/1 day remote.
Responsibilities
may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- ◆Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the company's design and development of new medical device products or software systems.
- ◆May develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products.
- ◆Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies.
- ◆Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes or products.
- ◆Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release.
- ◆Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended.
- ◆Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development.
- ◆Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
- ◆Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
responsibilities
of direct reports. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and / or indirect reports.
A key responsibility of roles in this career stream is managing people. which includes: accountability for mentoring, developing and coaching staff on meeting/exceeding performance expectations and defined objectives, providing leadership to staff ensuring the prioritization of strategic and department level initiatives to include defining performance goals and targets, conducting performance reviews, and staff 1:1s to guide performance management and employee development efforts and manage toward departmental goals.
Required Knowledge and Experience
- ✓Requires broad management knowledge to lead project teams in one department.
- ✓Typically has mastery level knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the job function.
- ✓Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the
requirements
of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience.
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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:
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At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.
People management functional career stream
Management and supervisory professionals with one or more employees who are focused on tactical, operational and some strategic activities within a specified area. Levels within the management career stream typically have six or more direct reports. The majority of time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility, managing performance, developing talent, engagement and inclusion, communicating business and operational developments, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the
Autonomy
- •Manages large team which would typically consist of both experienced professionals and managers.
- •Turns the department strategy into a commercial reality by developing, communicating and implementing business plans to achieve business results .
- •Receives assignments in objective oriented terms; has latitude to reinterpret objectives.
Organizational Impact
- •Initiates programs or projects based on identified business and / or tactical needs.
- •Decisions impact projects or operations, affect the deadlines, resources, and funds, and the achievement of organizational objectives.
- •Typically has budget or P&L accountability for a department, function or geography.
Innovation and Complexity
- •Develops new objectives, new operating policies, products, processes and standards in support of the job function strategy.
- •Problems and issues faced are complex, difficult and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
Communication and Influence
- •Communicates with internal and external customers and vendors concerning ongoing operations, programs or processes.
- •Influences across functions and businesses while balancing divergent objectives to gain cooperation of other parties .
- •May interact on issues that have externally divergent objectives.
Leadership and Talent Management
- •Manages at least one (department, function, geography typically comprised of other People or Program managers and / or supervisors and experienced professionals.
- •Recommends strategies, goals and plans for a group.
- •Authorizes hiring, firing, promotion and reward within own area.
Desired
- +Highly technical people leader with strong knowledge of systems of systems (control theory and integrated mobile applications).
- +Demonstrate strong influence skills in guiding teams through complex distributed designs across multiple verticals within an organization
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