Principal Process Engineer

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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

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

The Ear, Nose, and Throat Operating Unit is a global leader and trusted partner for innovative ENT solutions that improve patient access, outcomes, and customer satisfaction.

We partner with the ENT community to understand the needs of customers and patients, delivering solutions that improve lives as we embody a culture of accountability and trust.

This is an on-site role supporting commercial manufacturing processes in a high-paced dynamic environment. The Principal Process Engineer will translate goals into tasks to accomplish objectives and determine and implement actions to achieve and maintain key performance indicators, all while maintaining compliance to tight industry regulations.

They will work in a matrix environment leveraging cross-functional resources to achieve objectives. Requires a self-starter who is a good collaborator and action-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and sustaining engineering support in a manufacturing area.
• Recommends and implements equipment and process modifications to meet quality standards and improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques as well as production yields for existing products.
• Validates processes, equipment and software used in operations.
• Integrates equipment and material capabilities to meet process module target specifications and technology target specifications.
• Reviews product development requirements for compatibility with processing methods to determine costs and schedules.
• Interacts with product design and development personnel to ensure that processes and designs are compatible.
• May develop and conduct statistical analysis or recommend additions to document work.
• Leads the innovation, development and / or optimization of new manufacturing concepts, processes and procedures for transfer to manufacturing operations.
• This can include scouting and feasibility work, material selection, process and equipment selection, tooling / fixture and equipment installation and assessment of inputs, outputs and alignment to requirements.
• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques including the measurement systems.
• Leads problem-solving activities including DMAIC, NCMRs and CAPAs.
• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulation.

Must Have : Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technical Sciences.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Must have demonstrated practical knowledge of project management.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified - Black Belt Certified a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience in medical device manufacturing or manufacturing in a highly regulated industry / environment.
• Advanced degree in Engineering.
• Experience working in a regulated environment including compliance with 21 CFR 820, 210 / 211 and ISO 13485 including GMP.
• Experience with micro-plume spray coating.
• PMP certified.
• CAPA experience.
• Versed in Minitab.
• Demonstrated experience leading Kaizen events.
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities and technical competency.
• Prior knowledge and experience value stream mapping and lean manufacturing.
• Prior knowledge and experience in AutoCAD / Solidworks in drafting plant layouts, manufacturing fixtures, engineering drawings, automation etc.
• Demonstrated communication skills in presenting information effectively and collaborating with different cross-functional groups to achieve work objectives.

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.

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) : $133,600.00 - $200,400.00. 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).

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.

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.

At Medtronic, most positions are posted on our career site for 3-7 days.

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