Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Operations Lead

Medtronic; Brooklyn Center (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the medical device industry is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to support manufacturing processes for high-quality batteries. In this role, you'll lead projects aimed at developing efficient manufacturing flows and collaborate closely with design and operations teams. With a focus on innovation and quality, this position offers a chance to impact healthcare technology and improve lives worldwide.

Benefits

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Paid time off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing and/or operations experience required.
• Experience in New Product Development and Operations/Manufacturing is a plus.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support new product development and capacity expansion projects.
• Lead manufacturing capacity analyses to guide business decisions.
• Collaborate with New Product Development to incorporate manufacturability.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Operations Lead

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Jun 2025

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

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 June 2025.

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re committed to and driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide! In this exciting role as a Principal Manufacturing Engineer, you will have responsibility for supporting the manufacture of high-quality batteries used in implantable medical devices including pacemakers and deep stimulators. Medtronic’s Energy & Component Center (MECC) in Brooklyn Center supports the design, development, and production of components used in implantable devices for a variety of Medtronic businesses.

In this role you will support new product development and capacity expansion projects as an Operations Lead Engineer. Key responsibilities include gathering stakeholder feedback to be an effective Voice of the Customer on new projects, designing lean manufacturing lines, and collaborating between New Product Development and Operations teams to solve problems effectively.

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

• Develops long-term strategies for battery manufacturing at Medtronic

• Leads manufacturing capacity analyses to guide business decisions

• Collaborates with New Product Development teams to incorporate manufacturability in new product and process designs

• Designs capable manufacturing lines and coordinates with Operations team to develop efficient manufacturing flows

• Leads hypercare of new manufacturing lines with cross-functional teams

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of manufacturing and/or operations experience, OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience in New Product Development and Operations/Manufacturing

• Lean manufacturing experience

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Medical device manufacturing experience

• Six Sigma Green Belt

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):$120,800.00 - $181,200.00This 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.

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