Principal Packaging Engineer

Medtronic • North Haven, CT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 6 Jan 2026 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 In this role, you will lead and oversee the research, development, and design of packaging systems, materials, and packaging technology for new and existing medical devices. You will provide expertise and guidance in the various areas of packaging engineering to the department internal and external business partners. You will interact with multidisciplinary groups including R&D, Operations, Labeling, Tooling/Automation, Sourcing, and Marketing to provide unparalleled, leading edge packaging solutions in support of Operating Unit strategic goals and achieving desired results. You will drive new levels of packaging excellence across global locations to ensure long term manufacturing efficiency, quality, and regulatory compliance. 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 and 7+ years of Packaging Engineering experience OR Master's degree and 5+ years of experience OR PhD and 3+ years of experience

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Packaging Science, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering
• Experience working in medical device or pharmaceutical industry

Responsibilities

• Develop packaging solutions to complex projects in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment as part of New Product Development and engineering programs
• Drive packaging development projects to ensure strong competitive ability and fulfillment of customer needs
• Support strategic Operations Network initiatives
• Provide guidance and leadership to Packaging Engineers with varying degrees of technical expertise and professional experience
• Evaluate the current state of various medical devices package designs; perform gap assessments, develop, and execute remediation plans
• Support quality audits and regulatory affairs technical file submissions
• Author technical deficiency responses and drives compliance to industry regulation requirements
• Determine packaging specifications according to the nature of the product, cost limitations, legal requirements, and the type of device protection required
• Lead successful verification of packaging systems for medical devices
• Author and execute packaging protocols and operational procedures
• Manage multiple projects and drive multi-disciplined cross functional global teams to effectively complete tasks on schedule.
• Keep up to date on new packaging technologies and provide project and functional leadership to champion new materials or technology and recommend for consideration

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. 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, and 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), and 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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees