Sr. Process Engineer

Medtronic plc; Juncos (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic plc is seeking a Sr. Process Engineer to develop, optimize, and sustain advanced manufacturing processes in a fast-paced environment.

The role focuses on improving process performance, reducing waste, and supporting continuous improvement across operations. You will analyze production workflows, implement process improvements, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with quality, operations, and supply chain to ensure high quality production.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree with 4+ years experience, or a master’s with 2+ years, or a PhD.
• Nice to have knowledge in validation, vision systems, automation, molding/tooling, and packaging.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and sustaining engineering support in a manufacturing area.
• Recommend and implement equipment and process changes to meet quality and efficiency.
• Integrate equipment and materials to meet target specifications.
• Review product development for processing-method costs and schedules.
• Collaborate with design teams to ensure process compatibility.
• Lead the development and optimization of new manufacturing concepts.
• Plan feasibility work, material selection, tooling, and equipment installation.
• Develop processes for statistical process control and measurement systems.
• Ensure processes comply with regulatory and safety standards.

Skills

Process optimization

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical analysis

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Automation (PLC/HMI)

Vision systems

Molding & tooling

Validation experience

Process documentation

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

A Sr. Process Engineer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and maintaining manufacturing processes to ensure efficient, safe, and high quality production. This role focuses on improving process performance, reducing waste, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.

Key responsibilities typically include analyzing production workflows, implementing process improvements, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams such as quality, operations, and supply chain. The engineer also develops process documentation, validates new equipment or processes, and ensures compliance with regulatory and safety standards.

Manufacturing Process Engineers play a critical role in increasing productivity, maintaining product quality, and supporting scalable manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and sustaining engineering support in a manufacturing area.
• Recommends and implements equipment and process modifications to meet quality standards and improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques as well as production yields for existing products.
• Integrates equipment and material capabilities to meet process module target specifications and technology target specifications.
• Reviews product development requirements for compatibility with processing methods to determine costs and schedules.
• Interacts with product design and development personnel to ensure that processes and designs are compatible.
• May develop and conduct statistical analysis or recommend additions to document work.
• Leads the innovation, development and/or optimization of new manufacturing concepts, processes and procedures for transfer to manufacturing operations.
• This can include scouting and feasibility work, material selection, process and equipment selection, tooling / fixture and equipment installation and assessment of inputs, outputs and alignment to requirements.
• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques including the measurement systems.
• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Required Knowledge and Experience

Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical prefer
• Knowledge in Validation Experience
• Knowledge in Vision Systems
• Knowledge in Automation (PLC/HMI)
• Knowledge in Molding & Tooling
• Knowledge in Packaging ( Sterile Pack & Final Pack Box)

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 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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). Medtronic benefits and compensation plans.

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 setting is 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.

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