Business Needs Come First - Senior Manufacturing Engineer Medtronic Employee Review

Mid to upper level management make business decisions without Engineering input or counter to Engineer's input. Medtronic is not a 90,000 person company, but 100 small companies fighting for scraps from head quarters. Technology development is 2nd to acquisitions of companies when funding is concerned. This impacts the ability of the talented people mentioned in pros to develop new life saving technology. Low pay to entry level technicians creates high turnover rates.