Manufacturing Engineer I - Warsaw, IN

Medtronic • Warsaw, IN

1d • $69,600 - $104,400 • Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. The Manufacturing Engineer I will be based at Medtronic’s Warsaw, Indiana site – part of a long standing manufacturing hub often referred to as the Orthopedic Capital of the World. The Warsaw campus is a cornerstone of Medtronic’s orthopedic and cranial/spinal technologies manufacturing, producing highly regulated, life changing medical devices in a fast paced production environment. In this role, you will partner closely with production, quality, and operations teams to support daily manufacturing activities, drive process improvements, and ensure products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and in compliance with Medtronic and regulatory standards. This is an excellent opportunity for an early career engineer to build a strong foundation in medical device manufacturing within a collaborative, engineering driven site. The Manufacturing Engineer I will be supported by experienced engineers and leaders, gaining hands on exposure to continuous improvement, process optimization, and cross functional problem solving. Your work will directly contribute to products that alleviate pain, restore health, and improve patient outcomes around the world. 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. We’re working a minimum of 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.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree with 0 years relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Basic working knowledge of applicable industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 13485, ISO 14971, MDD 93/42/EEC, PAL, CMDR, and 21 CFR Part 820) and an understanding of how compliance impacts day‑to‑day manufacturing and engineering activities
• Awareness of quality and regulatory expectations within a medical device manufacturing environment, including when and how to leverage available resources to assess compliance impact and ensure adherence to established procedures
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work well under pressure and maintain positive, enthusiastic attitude
• Eagerness to learn and expand responsibilities
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships.
• Willingness to participate in continuous improvement activities
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provides on-going shop floor support for all machining, metal finishing and assembly methods for assigned product lines.
• Partner with Project Engineer and determine Make vs. Buy decisions.
• Participate in print review, partner with Quality Engineering on determining gages and measurement procedures.
• May determine appropriate machine platform for product and review any necessary capital equipment requirements.
• Creates conceptual designs for fixtures, gages and special cutting tools.
• May conduct tool design reviews with Tooling Team personnel, purchasing personnel and outside tool suppliers.
• May determine outsourcing decisions as appropriate.
• Completes activities of the change control policy and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system in accordance with Medtronic Corporate CAPA system.
• Completes activities of Lean Sigma projects and process improvements.
• May represent Warsaw on new product launch activities and transfer of product.
• Initiates drawing changes with the product design engineer to improve manufacturing quality and reduce costs.
• May provide tooling selection input in partnership with the CNC Programmer to ensure existing tool maps.
• Troubleshoots CNC programming problems on the production floor.
• Coordinates necessary program changes with the appropriate CNC Programmer.
• Provides technical support to purchasing personnel and suppliers by interpreting product drawings, initiating the development of manufacturing drawings and resolving technical production problems.
• Proactively execute and support development of validation/qualifications studies.
• Determine strategy with appropriate teams and ensure that groups are involved early on in the needs of the engineering group.
• Responsible for the investigation of change requests received in the Manufacturing Engineering department, their rejection or approval, development and implementation of any process changes and proper documentation of any such changes.
• Working with the appropriate groups; maintains manufacturing process sheets for all machining, assembly, and finishing operations.
• Makes appropriate changes in manufacturing methods, processes and Manufacturing Process Planning documentation when dictated by engineering drawing changes.
• Documents all changes through the appropriate change control system.
• Resolves technical production problems on assigned product lines in machining, metal finishing and assembly operations working with shop employees and quality personnel.
• Coordinates entry of all master data for assigned product lines. This may include Purchase Requests, Capital Appropriation Request, Inventory Approval Forms, Material Masters, Bills of Material, routings, production versions, work centers, and document information records.
• Coordinates update of production order data as needed
• Initiates improvements in current manufacturing methods and processes to improve part quality, schedule performance and to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Trains shop employees on improvements to manufacturing methods, products and new production equipment.
• Travel as required for company business transactions.
• May partner with Quality in risk management activities (i.e.: PFMEA)
• Provide periodic updates of assigned projects to senior management, maintain project documentation, project plans, action item registers and actively manage risks related to cost, quality and schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level