Principal Process Development Engineer
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 5 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. This Principal Process Development Engineer will be responsible for the development of material finishing, material handling and automated handling systems and processes through release to manufacturing. The Engineer will lead equipment and system development and process improvement projects to support various component and device handling, finishing, and assembly needs in new and current manufacturing lines. Process development work scope often spans across multiple process areas including wafer processing functional areas, component assembly, laser processes, and device test and finishing processes. They will coordinate risk burn down and problem-solving experiments by utilizing DRM/DFSS (Design and Reliability for Manufacturing / Design For Six Sigma) and data driven methods. They will also be responsible for managing the validation activities for the development work including requirements flow down, effective control and monitoring strategies and ensuring compliance to regulations and safety for our patients.
Requirements
- Requires a Baccalaureate degree and 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.
- U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with DRM / Design for Six Sigma, Lean Sigma, or Green/Black Belt Lean Sigma certification
- Knowledge of DOE, statistical analysis methods and data analysis tools (Minitab, JMP, etc.)
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Experience with wafer fabrication processes
- Experience in developing a process from concept to transfer in manufacturing and/or experience working in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline
Responsibilities
- Lead the innovation, development and/or optimization of new manufacturing concepts, processes and procedures for transfer to manufacturing operations.
- Champion the use of Design Reliability Manufacturing (DRM) and data driven methods through process development
- Work with process owners and product development teams to define robust process flows for new products
- Work with technology development to understand new process technologies for research and development towards release to manufacturing operations.
- Own requirements flow down from product design to process development, including working with process owners to disposition inputs / outputs to deliver efficient, cost effective and robust control and monitor strategies
- Own equipment scouting, down selection, qualification and characterization.
- Own process characterization and process validation activities to ensure maturity and stability of processes when released to manufacturing.
- Own the interfaces and interactions between processes and determine product integration risks
- Lead risk assessments and risk burn down activities for process interfaces and interactions
- Provide input into product and process design based on an understanding of the integration risks
- Applies statistical methods and science-based decisions to design experiments and implement improvements
- Coordinate and/or perform necessary experiments and product builds to establish robust processes
- Implement and own yield monitoring systems and procedures for equipment and processes developed
- Monitor, root cause and resolve process yield issues during product and process development
- Lead the identification and implementation of corrective actions for yield issues in collaboration with process owners and product engineers
- Reviews product development requirements for compatibility with processing methods to determine costs and schedules
- Interacts with product design and development personnel to ensure that processes and designs are compatible
- Generates and maintains documentation per quality system regulations
- Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations
Benefits
- Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
- 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
