Packaging Engineer - Cardiac Rhythm Management
About The Position
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 4 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. The person in this role will work from the Medtronic facility located in Mounds View, MN. This role may require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. The Packaging Engineer is an individual contributor within our technical organization supporting our Cardiac Rhythm Management business, focused on supporting the development and implementation of innovative packaging solutions for new and existing medical technologies. This role offers hands on exposure to the full product lifecycle, from early design concepts through validation, launch, and post market support. In this position, you will contribute to cross functional projects that advance packaging technologies, improve system performance, and ensure compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements. You will work closely with R&D, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and supply chain partners to deliver robust, compliant packaging solutions that protect product integrity and support patient safety. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world. Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career that changes lives.
Requirements
- 0+ years of experience with a bachelor’s or advanced degree
Nice To Haves
- Previous Medtronic experience
- Package Engineering experience/background
- Demonstrated skills in the use of computers and have experience with Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint.
- Labeling System and Medical Device experience.
- Demonstrates initiative; results oriented; willingness and ability to institute change.
- Demonstrates strong process-orientation and strong interest in continuous improvement.
- Proven excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Proven effective decision-making skills -- ability to negotiate and balance decisions and priorities across needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Demonstrate strong analytical skills and judgment.
- Demonstrates leadership skills.
- Highly detail oriented.
- 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
- Development of package labels, packaging components and assemblies for medical devices.
- Supports verification, validation, and implementation of package systems into manufacturing.
- Continuation activities required to support product labeling, testing and overall compliance requirements.
- Familiarization with working in a regulated environment.
- Documentation activities associated with the qualification and release of package designs and specifications.
- Coordination and communication of packaging technology and designs with project teams as part of the phase review development process.
- Documentation activities associated with Bill of Materials/final package configurations.
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
Principal
