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A Day in the Life

The Manufacturing Engineer II is a key Operations representative within the North Haven Shared Service Engineering Group. This person will collaborate on project teams to develop high quality, high reliability, and highly manufacturable medical devices for Medtronic. They will also support the maintenance of business for labeling systems across the 4 Focus Factories.

General responsibilities include:

• Conduct engineering studies to support process validation and contribute to maximizing production performance.

• Provide engineering support for equipment development, assembly methods and process validation of new and existing products.

• Manufacturing process evaluation, product troubleshooting and support of in-house manufacturing products and processes

• Collaborate on project teams to develop high quality, high reliability, and highly manufacturable medical devices for Medtronic.

• Work under the direction of the Engineering Manager in a fast-paced collaborative environment supporting program initiatives and compliant initiatives with company best practices.

Essential functions:

• Contribute to continuous improvements in overall product cost and quality.

• Participate in DFM / DFA activities assuring that production processes / equipment is taken into consideration.

• Maintain documentation associated with manufacturing processes.

• Provide technical support for production tools including applied automation.

• Follow established guidelines and management direction with regards to good engineering decisions

• Advise leadership of developments which may affect profit, schedule, and costs.

• Participate on projects to concurrently develop assembly methods, tooling, equipment, and processes for new and existing products.

• Partner with Manufacturing to develop lean principals to implement solutions for product assembly.

• Create standardized work charts, work combination tables and process maps that result in an optimized production system and extended value stream.

• Support project team members in achieving business including attainment of Safety, Quality, Service, and Project Schedule and Cost goals.

• Follow established procedures to perform detailed, accurate, and compliant engineering documentation for Master Validation Plans, PFMEA, Equipment Installation, Characterization, Qualification and Validation activities.

• Daily interaction with manufacturing providing hands-on support and responsibility for metrics such as labor time, lead-time, capability, and yield.

• Provide detailed engineering analysis and documentation in the management of material disposition, process updates, ECR's and CAPA.

• Support manufacturing implementation and facility transfer while providing technical support to receiving facility.

• Complete on time project updates, project hours, development plans, self-assessments, and successful completion of all training requirements.

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

• Design manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling.

• Design arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.

• Design sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.

• Adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.

• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.

• Inspect performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.

• Develop manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques.

• Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

• Ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience

Nice to Have

• BS or MS Engineering or equivalent

• Two-to-four-year applicable experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of DFA, PFMEA, Validation IQ / OQ / PQ.

• Strong Project Management skills.

• Strong communication, manufacturing process, product industrialization and leadership skills

• Dynamic, positive attitude

• Solid design, troubleshooting and presentation skills

• Knowledge of Lean and/or 6 Sigma, GD&T, DFMEA and PFMEA

• Electrical controls and automation experience.

• Knowledge in the application of machine motion controls, servo and pneumatic.

• Knowledge of electrical, pneumatic and machine guarding safety standards.

• Experience in equipment risk assessments and mitigation plans.

• Experience in Lean Design and Manufacturing.

• Knowledge and experience with material processing and testing

• Engineering and Problem-solving tools: MINITAB, SIX SIGMA, DOE, GR&R, CAPA, CAD, DMAIC

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

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. Learn more about our benefits here (http://benefits.medtronic.com/) .

The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)

Min Salary

74800

Max Salary

112200

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.