Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Warsaw, IN

Medtronic • Warsaw, IN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about driving innovation and improving manufacturing processes? Medtronic is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join our team at our Warsaw, Indiana manufacturing site. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in optimizing production, ensuring quality, and advancing our mission to improve lives. As a Principal Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll lead key initiatives to enhance manufacturing efficiency, implement Lean principles, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges. You’ll also have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and processes while contributing to the production of life-saving medical devices. 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

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• OR PhD with 3 years relevant 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

• Experience using risk management tools such as PFMEAs or other control plans.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing needs, with the ability to research, develop, and implement tools, processes, machines, and equipment to produce quality products efficiently and safely.
• 7+ years of hands-on technical experience in a machining environment, with advanced knowledge of machine platforms and subsequent processes such as finishing, packaging, laser etching, assembly, blasting, or clean room operations.
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers certification as a “Certified Manufacturing Engineer.”
• Formal training in Project Management.
• Formal training in Lean Manufacturing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development of all machining, metal finishing and assembly methods for assigned product lines.
• Partner with Project Engineer and determine Make vs. Buy decisions.
• Participate during print review, partner with Quality Engineering on determining gages and measurement procedures.
• Creates conceptual designs for new fixtures, gages and special cutting tools.
• Conducts tool design reviews with Tooling Team personnel, purchasing personnel and outside tool suppliers.
• May determine appropriate machine platform for product and review any necessary capital equipment requirements.
• May represent Warsaw on new product launch activities and transfer of product.
• 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
• Reviews product drawings for manufacturability.
• Initiates drawing changes with the product design engineer to improve manufacturing quality and reduce costs.
• 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.
• Partner with Quality during risk management activities.
• May leads and/or actively participate in design reviews, i.e.: DFMEA & pFMEA
• Provides technical support to purchasing personnel and suppliers by interpreting product drawings, initiating the development of manufacturing drawings and resolving technical production problems.
• Develops the manufacturing plan for new products and coordinates the entry of Manufacturing Process Planning information into the MRP system.
• 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.
• 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.
• Develops manufacturing setup/process sheets for all machining, assembly, and finishing operations for new products.
• Reviews engineering drawing changes and makes/initiates appropriate changes in manufacturing tools, fixtures, processes, CNC programs, bills of material or routings.
• Documents all changes through the Manufacturing Engineering process control system.
• Resolves technical production problems on assigned product lines in machining, metal finishing and assembly operations working with shop employees and quality personnel.
• Conducts technical manufacturing reviews of suppliers to support purchasing personnel certifying suppliers.
• May make recommendations to management on plant layout.
• May recommend and implement plant equipment acquisitions.
• Works with equipment suppliers on equipment specifications, quoting of specified equipment and delivery schedules.
• Initiates and directs improvements in current manufacturing methods and processes to improve past quality schedule performance and to reduce manufacturing costs.
• May lead in the training of new Team personnel.
• Trains shop employees on new manufacturing methods, products and new production equipment.
• Travel as required for company business transactions.
• Support product launch and core business initiatives by utilizing project management tools.
• Seek resources, track and communicate status of product launch, provide solutions to launch issues and opportunities.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure smooth transition of design from concept to delivery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
• 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: Mid Level