Manufacturing Engineer II - OpEx
About The Position
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Aug 2026 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 95,000 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. A Day in the Life 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 onsite 5 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. Are you a passionate, dedicated and a motivated continuous improvement leader looking for a new challenge? The Manufacturing Engineer II - OpEx position will be a role focused on using advanced Lean tools to optimize flow, eliminate capacity constraints and accelerate the rate of performance in our Tempe campus, through the deployment of the Medtronic Performance System (MPS). This will be accomplished by streamlining our processes, reducing inefficiencies, and minimizing unnecessary costs. Specifically, the individual on this role will deploy, and sustain continuous improvement programs around Zero Loss, Value Stream Excellence and Flow Acceleration with A3/DMAIC thinking and Lean Sigma toolsets, to support our growth.
Requirements
- Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant Engineering experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 0 years relevant Engineering experience.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification (or equivalent) .
- Advanced Lean certification (or equivalent) .
- Lean Sigma Green Belt training or certification.
- Cross functional business experience .
- Strong ability to see process improvement opportunities in the G e m ba and across value streams .
- Experience leading continuous improvement programs ( e.g. Maintenance Excellence, Belt Certification Program) in manufacturing environments.
- Track record of delivering results through continuous improvement
Responsibilities
- Analyzes and designs sequence of operations to enable flow and improve efficiencies .
- Establishes methods for maximum utilization of equipment and personnel.
- Develops and implements plans for manufacturing layout or process changes and revisions to operating methods across value stream s.
- Collaborates with Operations and Engineering to document process and touch times and ensure accurate inputs to capacity models/simulations; identifies capacity constraints and necessary improvements based on future demand.
- Conducts time studies and line balancing to improve productivity, cost and reduce inventory .
- Performs cost and benefit analyses .
- Organizes, leads, and facilitates cross-functional project teams.
- Drive projects to successful completion using Project Management skills.
- Utilize technical skills associated with Lean-Six Sigma and other appropriate improvement techniques to identify and drive continuous improvement.
- Participate on NPD/AME projects to develop and deploy highly capable processes, including cost effective L ean tooling and equipment.
- Responsible for deploying the “ One- Best - Way” in alignment with the Medtronic Performance System (MPS).
- Train and coach Yellow Belts candidates.
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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
