Principal Manufacturing Engineer

Medtronic • Warsaw, IN

10h • 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. 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 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 Principal Manufacturing Engineer role will work from the Medtronic facility located in Warsaw, Indiana. This role will require 25% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. The Principal Manufacturing Engineer serves as the technical leader for advanced CNC programming, CAD/CAM systems, and manufacturing process development, driving the optimization of machining operations across production sites. This role develops and maintains CNC programs, simulation models, and digital manufacturing systems while partnering with engineering, tooling, and production teams to ensure manufacturability, quality, and efficiency. The engineer leads process improvements, troubleshooting, and Lean initiatives, leveraging advanced CAD/CAM tools, virtual simulation, and statistical methods to enhance product performance, reduce costs, and standardize best practices. Acting as a subject matter expert, the role also supports supplier and site activities, mentors engineers and programmers, and guides the implementation of new technologies, tooling concepts, and manufacturing capabilities. 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

• 7+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of experience in a high-tech manufacturing environment providing direct manufacturing process support
• Medical device industry experience
• GD&T Certification
• Green Belt Certification
• Lean Six Sigma Certification
• Ability to travel as needed
• CAM simulation experience
• Vericut simulation experience

Responsibilities

• Designs components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing and field service operations
• Utilizes computer-aided design equipment ( CAD, CAM ) and/or graphic simulation and optimization tools, such as CATIA, ProEngineer , Solidworx , MasterCam , Esprit, Siemens NX , Vericut Software s
• Gathers information, makes studies, computes calculations, simulates and prepares original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposals
• Coordinates design criteria with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, material, and planning group such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials, and contractual specifications .
• Generates manufacturing process , CNC programs , simulate them in a virtual environment and develop close loop system for assigned facilities which require simultaneous axis profiling. This can be done by manual programming and CAD/CAM /Simulation Technology . Macro programming will be in some instances.
• Responsible for advanced support to manufacturing sites
• Completes activities of Lean Sigma projects and process improvements
• Troubleshoots a variety of moderate to highly complex CNC programming and tooling problems on the virtual environment and production floor for new and mature product lines driving necessary changes through the manufacturing engineering process control system throughout the sites
• Develops and maintains set-up process sheets to compliment CNC programs and partners with the Manufacturing Engineer s on development and support of production sites
• Functions as “in-house expert” on CAD/CAM /Simulation software and provides training for other staff .
• Works closely with Engineering personnel to e nsure the utilization of the Company’s CAD/CAM /Simulation system for generations of CNC programs including development of post-processors .
• Utilizes the Company’s CAD/CAM /Simulation system for generation of CNC programs including development of post-processors and machines digital twins.
• Makes appropriate changes in manufacturing tooling and CNC programs when dictated by engineering drawing changes. Documents all change through the manufacturing engineering process control system .
• Initiate CNC programming techniques at an expert level to initiate and lead improvements in CNC programming techniques to improve processing methods and/or part quality.
• Makes recommendations on acquisitions of upgrades and enhancements of the Company’s CNC programming and simulation tools and CNC machine interfaces. May require conducting machine run-offs.
• Provides technical assistance to purchasing personnel and suppliers.
• C reates conceptual designs for fixtures and special cutting tools .
• Participates in tool design reviews with Manufacturing Engineer, Tooling Engineer, purchasing personnel and outside tool suppliers
• Trains shop employees and other Programmers on new tooling introductions, CNC programs, close loop corrections techniques and manufacturing process/methods required of new and existing equipment
• Identifies opportunities and leads improvement initiatives and projects
• Communicates Programming knowledge and information in the form of presentations to other employees, including Senior Staff
• Conducts print reviews with R&D team propose and make necessary changes to ensure proper inspection system method, capability , a nd product manufacturability
• Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability
• Initiates improvements in current quality systems, processes or methods to improve part quality, schedule performance and to reduce manufacturing costs

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: Principal