We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Mar 2026

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

In this role, you will support new product and equipment development, process improvements, and manufacturing capability expansion. You will collaborate with internal teams across R&D, manufacturing, quality, and global partners as well as with external suppliers.

Key responsibilities include:

Equipment & Fixturing

• Determine manufacturing requirements and specify equipment and fixturing needs.
• Collaborate with suppliers on equipment and fixture design when needed.
• Coordinate materials, equipment, and tooling with external vendors.

Qualification & Validation

• Develop and execute plans for equipment qualification and process validation.
• Evaluate process repeatability, stability, and compliance with GMPs and internal standards.

Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimization

• Improve manufacturing methods to enhance product performance and reduce cost.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to identify and implement process improvements.
• Work with upstream and downstream partners to strengthen process reliability.

Work Design, Layout, and Product Flow

• Use Lean Manufacturing principles to recommend efficient manufacturing layouts.
• Support staffing level recommendations and optimize production flow.

Documentation & Protocols

• Develop and maintain engineering protocols, reports, work instructions, and manufacturing procedures.
• Ensure documentation accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance.

Project & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Deliver on project milestones and participate in cross-functional assignments.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders regularly and effectively.
• Set and manage objectives within your areas of responsibility.
• Provide mentorship or support to less experienced engineers when appropriate.

Technical Skills

• Generate 3D CAD models (Solid Works preferred).
• Use statistical tools and methodologies for analysis and improvement.

Must Have:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 2 years related experience OR
• Advanced Degree with 0 years of related work experience

Nice to Have:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience identifying, evaluating, and procuring equipment or vendor management.
• Solid Works proficiency and strong skills in Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of statistics, DOE, or statistical software (e.g., Minitab).
• Experience in a regulated industry (medical device, pharma, biotech).
• Experience with process or equipment validation.

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):$80,800.00 - $121,200.00

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

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 95,000+ 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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.