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Senior Engineering Program Manager - PH - Rice Creek, MN
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Fridley, Minnesota, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Medtronic INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Engineering Program Manager” (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in MN: $155k–$178k, median $166k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 13 Oct 2026 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 Medtronic's Neuroscience portfolio is dedicated to helping people regain function, reduce pain, and improve quality of life through innovative therapies. Within Neuroscience, the Pelvic Health Operating Unit develops minimally invasive neuromodulation solutions that help patients manage bladder and bowel control conditions and achieve greater independence and confidence. Our Pelvic Health operating unit advances care for bladder and bowel control conditions through restorative, minimally invasive neuromodulation therapies. By modulating sacral and peripheral nerves, we deliver personalized, programmable solutions backed by strong clinical evidence to help restore function and improve quality of life. Located at Medtronic's headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, this role is onsite four days per week. Travel is not required for this role. The Senior Engineering Program Manager leads large-scale technical programs that enable the successful delivery of digital platform initiatives. This role partners closely with engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to build integrated program plans, manage dependencies, drive execution, and ensure alignment across multiple teams. The position requires strong program leadership, technical acumen, and the ability to translate complex initiatives into actionable delivery plans. Primary Responsibilities • Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of strategic digital platform programs. • Develop and maintain integrated program plans, including schedules, milestones, critical paths, and cross-functional dependencies. • Partner with engineering leaders to sequence work, mitigate risks, remove delivery blockers, and drive program execution. • Coordinate software development, systems engineering, information technology, and user experience workstreams within a unified delivery framework. • Drive governance activities including executive communications, status reporting, decision tracking, and risk management. • Facilitate technical and program decision-making by documenting dependencies, tradeoffs, and key outcomes across teams. • Lead roadmap planning, release planning, resource forecasting, and capacity planning activities to support predictable delivery. • Monitor program health through delivery metrics and milestone tracking, escalating issues and recommending corrective actions when needed. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of experience OR Advanced degree with 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional technical programs in software, cloud, digital, or enterprise technology environments. • Experience in program planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and delivery execution. • Experience coordinating multiple engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders within a structured program framework. • Experience developing and managing integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, and delivery roadmaps. Preferred Qualifications • Experience delivering mobile applications, web applications, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise information technology products. • Experience in Agile, Scrum, or hybrid software delivery environments. • Experience int