Senior Process Engineer North Haven, CT
North Haven, CT - USA
Job Summary
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 95000 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.
Based at Medtronics North Haven Connecticut campus a major manufacturing and engineering site supporting Surgical Innovations products the Senior Process Engineer serves as a technical expert for production equipment and manufacturing processes. The role also supports new products transitioning from R&D into manufacturing helping ensure successful product launch operational readiness and long-term manufacturing sustainability.
At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working 5 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.
The Senior Process Engineer will:
Support the day-to-day manufacturing of absorbable and non-absorbable sutures including polymer development crystallization purification extrusion annealing and textile manufacturing processes.
Lead cross-functional teams and projects using project management tools to plan track and deliver technical operational and financial objectives.
Provide technical expertise for the specification procurement installation qualification validation troubleshooting and training of chemical polymer extrusion textile and biomedical manufacturing processes and equipment.
Identify and lead opportunities to improve process and equipment capability reliability and manufacturing efficiency through data analysis statistical methods and continuous improvement initiatives.
Support new product development quality improvement product integration and capital equipment projects.
Execute engineering qualifications and process validations including IQ/OQ/PQ activities to support manufacturing compliance and operational objectives.
Partner with Manufacturing Quality Maintenance Planning Safety and other cross-functional teams to investigate production and field issues perform root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
Manage engineering change notices BOM creation and maintenance ERP/SPAC system activities and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineering staff.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degreewith a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
OR Masters degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience
Experience applying statistical methods and science-based decision making to design experiments and implement process improvements.
Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a manufacturing engineering or product development environment.
Experience working on cross-functional teams to deliver technical projects and business objectives.
Experience using Minitab for data analysis and problem solving.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the medical device industry.
Experience with Design for Reliability (DFR) Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and/or Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
Experience supporting absorbable polymer products or technologies.
Experience with polymer development and manufacturing fiber extrusion textile manufacturing and/or material characterization.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Bachelors degree or an advanced degree in Chemistry Chemical Mechanical Bio-Medical Engineering or related
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 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.
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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.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
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