Remote-Friendly Principal Packaging Engineer

Medtronic; Fridley (MN); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic in Minnesota seeks a Principal Packaging Engineer to lead packaging development for sterile medical devices, guiding design, verification, and validation of packaging systems across product lifecycles.

This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to commercialize new products, optimize materials, and ensure regulatory and quality requirements are met, with a flexible hybrid work model and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of professional experience, or advanced degree with 5+ years of professional experience.
• Experience developing, validating, or supporting packaging systems for regulated products.
• Experience authoring technical documentation, including protocols, reports, specifications, or validation documentation.
• Experience supporting Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and verification of packaging systems and components for sterile medical devices.
• Develop and execute packaging verification strategies, including protocol development, testing, analysis, and technical reporting to support product release.
• Evaluate packaging materials and processes and implement improvements that enhance product quality, performance, manufacturability, and compliance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support product commercialization, sustaining engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage shelf-life and biocompatibility testing activities for new packaging material combinations and packaging system changes.
• Apply FDA, ISO, and packaging industry requirements to ensure compliant package design and validation.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, and material approval activities while serving as a technical liaison with packaging vendors.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Packaging Engineers and Associate Packaging Engineers as needed.

Job description

Medtronic in Minnesota seeks a Principal Packaging Engineer to lead packaging development for sterile medical devices, guiding design, verification, and validation of packaging systems across product lifecycles.

This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to commercialize new products, optimize materials, and ensure regulatory and quality requirements are met, with a flexible hybrid work model and travel as needed.