Senior Packaging Engineer

GAL Medtronic Vascular Galway Unlimited Company; Parkmore; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)

Flexible Benefits Package

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to develop and validate packaging for medical devices in the Vascular & Implant Therapies space. You will work on all stages from concept to commercialization, leading cross-functional teams and ensuring compliance with FDA/ISO requirements.

The role requires a degree in Engineering/Science with substantial experience in biomedical packaging. A strong emphasis on collaboration, process improvement, and technical documentation is expected.

Qualifications

• Qualified person to Degree level L8 in Engineering/Science or a related discipline with 4 years of experience or Masters desirably, with 2 years of experience.
• Experience in biomedical materials, processing knowledge and medical packaging design procedures.
• Proven track record in innovative package design, product development and manufacturing.
• Promotes and practices a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance with laws and policies.
• Collaborates across organizational boundaries.
• Translates complexity into simplicity and articulates crisply and clearly.
• Creates and communicates clear strategy/plan.
• Demonstrates good judgement.
• Takes accountability for and delivers consistent decisions, actions and results.
• Be passionate and driven, with the ability to making tough decisions in difficult Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package.

Responsibilities

• Development of packaging components and assemblies for medical devices.
• You will design, develop, analyze, troubleshoot, and provide technical skills during research and / or product development.
• You will participate in sourcing, testing, and approving materials.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on cross-functional, cross-divisional project teams focusing on design, technology and process.
• Develops technical documentation including design specs, input requirements, validations and technical reports in accordance with quality system requirements.
• Supports issue investigations and corrective actions.
• Actively collaborates with Packaging and Labeling peers across Medtronic to identify and implement best practices.
• Utilizes knowledge of FDA and ISO requirements related to packaging and labeling, ensuring robust package validation and qualification.
• Utilize project management skills to gain alignment, lead cross functional teams, and drive continuous improvement projects that focus on “best in class” outcomes.
• Provides guidance, coaching and training to others within packaging engineering team.

Skills

Biomedical materials

Packaging design

Product development

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality systems

Regulatory knowledge

Decision making

Strategic planning

Accountability

Education

Degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life Medtronic At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress and deliver meaningful innovations

Our Purpose

At our Packaging & Labeling (P&L) Engineering Department in Medtronic, plc, we focus on the development of cutting-edge medical device packaging in the Vascular & Implant Therapies Space. Senior R&D P&L Engineers are directly involved in working on the development of innovative packaging for use in medical procedures, as part of the R&D team. Medtronic Packaging R&D seeks an experienced engineer to focus on all stages of the product development process from concept generation through to commercializing.

A Day in The Life Of

• Development of packaging components and assemblies for medical devices.
• You will design, develop, analyze, troubleshoot, and provide technical skills during research and / or product development.
• You will participate in sourcing, testing, and approving materials.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on cross-functional, cross-divisional project teams focusing on design, technology and process.
• Develops technical documentation including design specs, input requirements, validations and technical reports in accordance with quality system requirements.
• Supports issue investigations and corrective actions.
• Actively collaborates with Packaging and Labeling peers across Medtronic to identify and implement best practices.
• Utilizes knowledge of FDA and ISO requirements related to packaging and labeling, ensuring robust package validation and qualification.
• Utilize project management skills to gain alignment, lead cross functional teams, and drive continuous improvement projects that focus on “best in class” outcomes.
• Provides guidance, coaching and training to others within packaging engineering team.

Key Skills & Experience

• Qualified person to Degree level L8 in Engineering/Science or a related discipline with 4 years of experience or Masters desirably, with 2 years of experience.
• We are looking for individuals with experience in biomedical materials, processing knowledge and medical packaging design procedures.
• We are looking for individuals with a proven track record in innovative package design, product development and manufacturing.
• Promotes and practices a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance with laws and policies.
• Collaborates across organizational boundaries.
• Translates complexity into simplicity and articulates crispy and clearly.
• Creates and communicates clear strategy/plan.
• Demonstrates good judgement.
• Takes accountability for and delivers consistent decisions, actions and results.
• Be passionate and driven, with the ability to making tough decisions in difficult Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package #LI-Hybrid Physical Job Requirements

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.

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. Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 64,640.00 EUR - 96,960.00 EUR | This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). 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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And it delivers results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

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. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here.