Principal Manufacturing Engineer
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$ 120800 - 181200
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Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
The Principal Manufacturing Engineer is a key Operations representative within the Needles Manufacturing Engineering team. The Principal Manufacturing Engineer will lead a team of Manufacturing Engineers with direct responsibility for all aspects of the day-to-day Engineering support of the focus factory. General responsibilities include Laser metal forming and grinding electropolishing and coating manufacturing processes evaluation and troubleshooting and support of surgical needles manufacturing products quality and process safety. Optimize process tooling machine uptime and lean methodologies to maximize production performance. Drive project execution for equipment development various manufacturing methods and process validation of new and existing products. Create project teams to develop the highest quality and reliability medical devices for Medtronic.The Principal Manufacturing Engineer will work under the direction of Engineering Manager in a fast-paced collaborative environment supporting program initiatives and compliant with company best practices.
Onsite
At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Support technical recruitments trains and mentor all Needles Manufacturing Engineering personnel.
- Develop and implement policies standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department including storing of equipment documentation spare computer components and system backups.
- Apply knowledge of manufacturing processes machine design and components to provide technical direction for staff to troubleshoot maintain and modify automated and manual equipment.
- Improve and manage process tooling drawings custom design fixtures and machine modifications.
- Contribute to continuous improvements in overall product cost and quality
- Advise leadership of developments which may affect profit schedule and costs.
- Lead 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 manufacturing.
- 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 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 NCRs and CAPA.
- Complete on time project updates development plans self-assessments and successful completion of all training requirements.
- Use of Project Management tools including Gantt charts risk matrixs project charters are required.
- Review existing equipment for opportunities to address EHS and ergonomics concerns address non-conformances improve product quality improve OEE and improve throughput.
- Collaborating with other site principal engineers to share knowledge and follow best practices.
- Organizes the coordination of activities with equipment vendors and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
- Communicateand coordinate activities with multiple functional groups both within and outside of operations.
- Up to 10% travel required.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum 7 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 7 years of experience with developing technical solutions to solve complex problem.
- Experience in validation (IQ/OQ/MSA/PQ) in a medical device environment.
- Experience in manual and automated assembly equipment.
- Dynamic positive attitude
- Strong communication manufacturing process product industrialization and leadership skills.
- Solid troubleshooting and presentation skills
- Knowledge of Lean and/or 6 Sigma
- Knowledge of GD&T
- Knowledge of DFMEA and PFMEA
- Knowledge of Maintenance Uptime Elements
- Practical Knowledge of Maintenance SOPs in a regulated environment (FDA 21 CFR Part 820 or similar)
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
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.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.
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.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) 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 findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic 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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
