Sr Prin Manufacturing Engineer

Medtronic plc; Villalba (PR); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Medtronic plc in Villalba, Puerto Rico, seeks a Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer to lead advanced manufacturing process development and optimization for medical devices. The role partners with global teams to transfer technologies and ensure quality and regulatory compliance.

Occasional travel may be required. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, strong problem-solving skills, and expertise in process validation and SPC.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; advanced degrees preferred.
• 10+ years in manufacturing engineering for process development and commercialization.
• Experience with process validation, optimization, and SPC.
• Strong leadership of cross-functional engineering projects.
• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment, tooling, and production systems.

Aufgaben

• Lead manufacturing processes from concept through commercial production.
• Design and optimize methods, equipment, tooling, and layouts for efficiency and quality.
• Drive complex technical problem solving for process performance and product quality.
• Collaborate with global teams to transfer technologies and align strategies.
• Develop and implement SPC to monitor process capability.
• Evaluate equipment, identify deficiencies, and drive CAPA.
• Mentor engineers across experience levels and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ensure processes meet quality systems and site procedures.

Kenntnisse

Manufacturing process development

Process optimization

Statistical process control

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Minitab

JMP

Jobbeschreibung

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

The Villalba Manufacturing site supports the development, transfer, and commercialization of medical device technologies through advanced manufacturing engineering, process development, and operational excellence. The engineering organization partners closely with global technical teams across product design, reliability, tooling, equipment development, and manufacturing technology to bring new products from concept through high-volume production while ensuring quality, compliance, and process capability.

This position is based onsite in Villalba, Puerto Rico. The role serves as a key technical liaison between the Villalba site and Medtronic's global engineering network, driving knowledge transfer, technology adoption, and manufacturing innovation. Occasional travel may be required to support global initiatives, technical reviews, and cross-functional collaboration.

The Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer provides advanced technical leadership in the design, development, validation, and optimization of manufacturing processes for new and existing products. This role translates product concepts into scalable, predictable, and reliable manufacturing solutions while serving as a technical expert and mentor for engineering teams. The position is responsible for leading complex engineering initiatives, resolving technical challenges, and collaborating across multiple functional and organizational teams to support product commercialization and manufacturing excellence.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of manufacturing processes from product concept through commercial production.
• Design and optimize manufacturing methods, equipment, tooling, and production layouts to improve efficiency, quality, and throughput.
• Drive complex technical problem-solving activities involving process performance, equipment reliability, and product quality.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to transfer technologies, align manufacturing strategies, and support new product development initiatives.
• Develop and implement statistical process control methodologies to monitor and improve process capability.
• Evaluate manufacturing equipment and processes, identify deficiencies, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to engineers across multiple experience levels.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with quality system requirements, regulatory standards, and site procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience OR Master's degree in Engineering with 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience OR PhD in Engineering with 6+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience leading manufacturing process development and commercialization activities in a regulated industry.
• Experience with process validation, process optimization, and statistical process control methodologies.
• Experience leading complex technical investigations and cross-functional engineering projects.
• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment, tooling, and production systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using SolidWorks for product, tooling, or equipment design.
• Experience with Minitab and JMP statistical software.
• Experience in injection molding manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience in equipment and manufacturing technology development.
• Patents, technical publications, or other recognized engineering contributions.
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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