Principal Manufacturing Engineer - OEE/SPC
About The Position
As a Principal Manufacturing Engineer focused on OEE and SPC, you will play a key role in advancing operational excellence across our manufacturing network. This is a highly visible opportunity to lead impactful improvement initiatives, partner across functions, and help build sustainable manufacturing capabilities that support quality, efficiency, and innovation. If you are energized by solving complex problems, influencing teams, and driving measurable results, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful difference. 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 4 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
- Bachelor’s Degree with 7+ years of Operations, Manufacturing or Quality experience OR Master’s Degree with 5+ years OR PhD with 3+ years of 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
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Experience deploying OEE/SPC projects
- Experience with Continuous Improvement
- Lean Six Sigma certification
Responsibilities
- Lead OEE and SPC deployment across manufacturing lines and processes
- Drive improvements in manufacturing performance, quality, and efficiency using a systems-based approach
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to plan, implement, and sustain operational improvements
- Coach teams on OEE and SPC methodologies, KPI standards, and continuous improvement practices
- Support process design, equipment optimization, and production readiness to meet business and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate with internal teams, suppliers, and consultants to deliver implementation milestones
- Provide onsite leadership, including Hypercare support, to ensure adoption, data accuracy, and long-term sustainability
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
