We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Nov 2024

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for production support engineering concerning testing methods, procedures, and problems; device specification and yield problems; minor redesign of devices and masks; analysis of customer returns; supplier-related engineering changes and optimizing device production relative to cost constraints.
• Assumes responsibility for device and internally produced or externally purchased components after transfer into high-volume production and is usually responsible for entire device manufacturing operations other than wafer fabrication.
• May assist customers with device usage problems or customer testing of complex devices.
• Project Management, including Microsoft Project Gantt charts, tracking financials of projects, updating key stakeholders, coordinating resources, and delivering results against project timelines and budgets.
• Provide engineering support to manufacturing operations and address quality issues on the production floor.
• Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Define and generate all required documentation supporting manufacturing protocols, reports, changes, and instructions. These include Engineering protocols, reports, process risk documents (PFMEA), manufacturing instructions, change orders, and statistical analysis.
• Form and lead cross-functional teams to resolve high-profile production issues and document recommended corrective actions using the quality systems procedures. (NCMR & CAPA).
• Develop and implement process improvements through Lean 6 Sigma methodology that improves cost, quality, delivery, and safety.
• Design and develop equipment and fixtures to improve processes and support lean manufacturing through collaboration with external vendors or the internal equipment department.
• Design manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling.
• Inspect the performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigate and initiate corrective action for problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Develop manufacturing processes that apply to statistical process control and may develop those techniques.
• Ensure processes and procedures are compliant with regulations.

Required Knowledge and Experience: 
Requires a Baccalaureate degree

Minimum 7 years of manufacturing engineer experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years experience.

Nice to Have

• Mechanical, Electrical or Electromechanical Engineering Degree
• Experience in manufacturing project management
• Experience in medical device manufacturing
• Working knowledge of SAP, BI
• Working experience with supplier relations.
• Understanding of technical documentation and procedures
• Knowledge of drafting standards, fixtures, and tooling
• Experience with capital project budgets including forecasting and quoting
• Experience with equipment, facility, and process validations
• Working knowledge and experience in Lean and Six-Sigma methodologies
• Technical writing skills
• Strong statistical skills using Minitab

Physical Job 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: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$120,000.00 - $180,000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.