Product Engineer I

MiniMed; Juncos (PR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short Term Incentive (STI)

Competitive salary and flexiblebenefit

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a Product Engineer I in Juncos, Puerto Rico, to lead manufacturing engineering support, drive process improvements, and champion yield and quality initiatives that impact patient outcomes. You will coordinate with Operations, Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain to ensure compliance and performance excellence.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, design into manufacturing, and supporting day-to-day production activities on the 3rd shift (Tue-Sat).

Qualifications

• Requires engineering degree and ability to work in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with process improvements and yield/quality initiatives preferred.
• Ability to liaise across Operations, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering support for testing methods and procedures.
• Lead device yield and quality improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate layout, machining, plastics processing, and assembly planning activities.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Yield analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering Bachelor Degree

Tools

PLC Knowledge

Vision Systems

Job description

On-Site

Juncos, Puerto Rico, United States of America

Full time

R-802083

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

Join MiniMed as a Product Engineer I and be at the forefront of medical device innovation!

In this role, you will provide critical technical and manufacturing engineering support, drive process improvements, and lead yield and quality initiatives that directly impact patient lives. You will serve as a key liaison across Operations, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing, ensuring compliance, safety, and performance excellence.

If you are a driven engineer ready to make a meaningful impact in life-changing technology — we want to hear from you!

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

3rd Shift (Tuesday to Saturday)

• Responsible for production support engineering with respect to 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/or internally produced or externally purchased components after transfer into high-volume production and usually responsible for entire device manufacturing operations other than wafer fabrication.
• May assist customer in device usage problems or customer testing of complex devices.
• Support design and plan of layout for activities such as machining, metal forming, plastics processing, welding and brazing, assembly, and materials handling.
• Supports machine or equipment design and operation to factory and production conditions.
• Supports design of arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.
• Support design of sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
• Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Complies with company programs, procedures and applicable quality system regulations and standards.
• Leverages technical expertise and knowledge of Medtronic's standard engineering approaches, design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Support manufacturing in the day to day activities.
• Support the execution of projects for the following disciplines (Scrap Reduction, Equipment efficiency, and Cost reduction, among others).
• Support NCMR’s resolutions and NCMR reduction initiatives.
• Support equipment troubleshooting until resolution applying lean sigma concepts (where applicable).
• Interprets data from multiple sources to accomplish decisions towards course of action, and escalates appropriately.
• Updates documentation related to process, validation, maintenance and calibrations.
• Observes proper process and product specifications compliance.
• Performs/Execute validations for mechanical and computer driven equipment.
• Participates in engineering and operations meetings.
• Solves problems as appropriate for the level of expertise.
• Follows escalation process as required.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Requires Engineering Bachelor Degree
• Requires 0 years of experience.

Nice To Have:

• Mechanical Dexterity
• Laser Engraving Experience
• PLC Knowledge
• Vision Systems
• Mechanical Assembly
• Auto Assembly
• Packaging Systems
• Ultrasonic Welding

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

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package

At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Short Term Incentive (STI).

MiniMed Benefits (http://myminimedbenefits.com) Overview

About MiniMed

MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. For more than 40 years, we’ve been committed to redefining what’s possible: intelligent dosing systems designed for real life, predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and always on support when it’s needed most. At the heart of everything we do is a simple Mission: to make every day a better day for people with diabetes.

Learn more about our business, and our mission here (https://www.minimed.com/en-us/about-us/).

It is the policy of MiniMed 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, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for MiniMed 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 (http://www.minimed.com/en-us/la-county-legal-notice) a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which MiniMed reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. MiniMed 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.

MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. With a heritage rooted in technology, empathy, and a relentless pursuit of innovation, we’re focused on one thing: making every day a better day for people with diabetes.

From our intelligent dosing systems that stay one step ahead to our always-on support when it’s needed most, we’re committed to building a connected system of care that works together and fits into everyday life, so people with diabetes can move through the day with fewer interruptions. Fewer second guesses. And more freedom to live in the moment.

We’re here to make better days possible for people with diabetes.

Joyful, messy, fully lived days. Days where things feel lighter, easier.

For more than four decades, we’ve been driven by this mission, delivering groundbreaking advancements in technology to help people live more fully, freely, and with greater confidence. At MiniMed, diabetes care is personal for us. Many of our employees have a connection to diabetes, whether they're living with it themselves or through family members and friends, and we all show up each day to help make the lives of our coworkers and loved ones easier.

Our people-first priority.

At MiniMed, we put our customers at the forefront of all we do, and that focus extends to our team as well. We're dedicated to creating a culture of belonging and providing our people with all the career-building resources you might need.

Our life-transforming technologies.

No matter what your role at our company, you're making a difference in the lives of people with diabetes. Our innovative inventions improve their day-to-day by helping lift the mental load and allowing diabetes to fade into the background, empowering them to live life on their own terms.

Our focus on the future.

We're chasing the dream of a world where people with diabetes can be free of that never-ending battle of balancing blood sugar. A world where better days are the norm, not the exception. Fresh faces and new viewpoints will help create our cutting-edge solutions and define the next generation of breakthroughs in care, so that a better day can start today.

It is the policy of MiniMed 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, MiniMed 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 (https://www.e-verify.gov/employees) .

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