Medical devices
10 Medtronic engineering leaders
These ten people hold or have held engineering leadership roles at Medtronic, including a former Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, vice presidents of engineering and senior directors of engineering and R&D. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams in medical device companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bill Plombon
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering at Medtronic CRDM · Medtronic
Vice President of Engineering at Medtronic CRDM since June 2013; the profile says the role leads a cross-functional implantable cardiac device development organization focused on Cardiac Rhythm Management. The profile also lists a Sr. Engineering Director and Technical Fellow role at Medtronic since 1989.
Elizabeth Shields
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · Medtronic
Senior Director of Engineering at Medtronic since May 2024, a Director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department according to the profile. Former Director Of Engineering (2021–2024), former Senior Engineering Manager (2020–2022) and former Principal System Engineer (2014–2020) at Medtronic.
Eric Ericson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineering Director · Medtronic
Senior Software Engineering Director at Medtronic since April 2023; the profile says the role leads a team of software engineers, human factors engineers and user experience designers within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) operating unit. Former Engineering Director at Medtronic (2018–2023).
Eric Larson
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Engineering, R&D · Medtronic
Former Sr. Director of Engineering, R&D at Medtronic from December 2021 to March 2026, and Sr. Director of Engineering, R&D at MiniMed since March 2026; the profile describes MiniMed as the recently separated Medtronic Diabetes business unit and lists responsibility for mechanical hardware design and development, packaging and process development. Former Director Of Engineering at Medtronic (2017–2021).
Jim Borowick
LinkedInExperience: Senior Engineering Director · Medtronic
Senior Engineering Director at Medtronic since May 2023, based in Mounds View, Minnesota; the profile headline reads Senior Engineering Director, Engineering Solutions / CI-TDC at Medtronic. Former Engineering Director, Device Development Solutions (2012–2023) and former Engineering Director, Electrical System Development and Design Automation (2009–2012) at Medtronic.
Ken Washington, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Sr. VP, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer · Medtronic
Former Sr. VP, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Medtronic from June 2023 to November 2025. Former Vice President of Software Engineering & GM, Consumer Robotics at Amazon Lab126 (2021–2023). The profile describes a retired technology executive with more than 40 years of experience and also mentions former roles as CTO at Ford and VP at Lockheed Martin.
Lavanya Baktavatsala-Satish
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Engineering R&D Neuroscience & Global AI CoE · Medtronic
Senior Director, Engineering R&D Neuroscience & Global AI CoE at Medtronic since July 2026, a Director-level role according to the profile. Former Director Engineering at Medtronic (July 2020 to July 2026), based in Hyderabad, and former Senior Engineering Manager at Collins Aerospace (2015–2020).
Mark Salzman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering · Medtronic
Former Vice President of Engineering at Medtronic (December 2020 to February 2022), former Sr Engineering Director (2019–2020) and former Engineering Director (2018–2019) at Medtronic. VP of Manufacturing Technology at Medtronic since February 2022; the profile says that role leads the strategy for Medtronic network manufacturing technologies.
Michael Tollinger
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Of Engineering · Medtronic
Vice President Of Engineering at Medtronic since June 2021. Former Sr Product Development Director at Medtronic (2014–2019 and 2019–2021) and former Product Development Director Advanced Development Leader at Medtronic (2012–2014). The profile describes 25+ years of product development experience with Medtronic, including 15 years in leadership roles.
Rob Sandgren
LinkedInExperience: Senior Engineering Director - Released Product Engineering - Neuromodulation & Pelvic Health · Medtronic
Senior Engineering Director - Released Product Engineering - Neuromodulation & Pelvic Health at Medtronic since March 2025, a Director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department according to the profile. Former Engineering Director - R&D (2022–2025) and former Senior Product Development Manager (2021–2022) at Medtronic.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your question, since a chief technology officer or vice president of engineering sees portfolio and organization choices while a senior engineering director knows how one product area designs, tests and releases devices. Check each role's dates so you know whether the person's Medtronic experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize engineering teams that develop implantable and surgical devices under strict regulatory requirements?
- 02What does it take to move a medical device from early development through design transfer to manufacturing?
- 03How should a large device company bring software and AI capabilities into hardware-focused engineering teams?
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