We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 Nov 2025

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

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 November 2025.

Join our team at Medtronics Grand Rapids MI location as a Manufacturing Engineer II on our project team where youll play a pivotal role in advancing our cannula and positioner lines. This position will focus on process development tooling automation design and qualification validation and ongoing support of business needs

As a Manufacturing Engineer II youll design and optimize manufacturing processes and production layouts for assemblies and equipment installations. Your responsibilities will include arranging machines for maximum efficiency within plant facilities specifying fabrication procedures and adapting equipment designs to meet factory conditions. Youll also incorporate inspection and test requirements into production plans to ensure product quality and compliance with regulations.

In this role youll inspect machinery performance initiate corrective actions to address deficiencies and develop manufacturing processes that leverage statistical process control techniques. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams providing guidance on design concepts and specifications to optimize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

In this role minimum travel will be expected.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Lead or support process validation activities (IQ OQ PQ) and documentation.

• Troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing issues implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) as needed.

• Collaborate with R&D Quality and Operations teams to support project milestones and timelines.

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

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

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

• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations including but not limited to Medtronic policies FDA regulations and ISO standards.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree(preferably in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related fields) with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

OR

• Masters degree (preferably in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related fields) with a minimum of 0 years relevant experience.

Nice to Haves:

• 2 years of experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role preferably in a regulated industry (medical device pharma etc.).

• Experience with process validation statistical analysis and root cause problem-solving.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.

• Familiarity with FDA and ISO 13485 requirements.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Solid works

• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP is a plus)

• Experience in a regulated industry such as medical devices.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

• Excellent communication and project management skills.

• Work experience with the following: FDA Quality System Regulations current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) ISO 13485 ISO 9001 standards or equivalent.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$81600.00 - $122400.00

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

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.