Principal Sustaining Engineer

Medtronic•North Haven, CT

5d•$124,800 - $187,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Sustaining Engineer provides technical leadership and sustaining engineering support for Wound Management products and manufacturing processes at the North Haven, CT site. This role supports ongoing performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of products and manufacturing operations across multiple production areas. The position leads and supports engineering projects and process improvement initiatives within the North Haven Needles Manufacturing, Polymer Development and Manufacturing facility, and Main Building manufacturing operations. Responsibilities include driving process optimization, troubleshooting manufacturing challenges, supporting product lifecycle management, and implementing changes that maintain product quality, compliance, and operational efficiency. The Principal Sustaining Engineer collaborates cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and Operations teams to resolve technical issues, implement process improvements, and ensure manufacturing processes remain robust, compliant, and capable of supporting business and production objectives. 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

Requires a Bachelors 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

Knowledge / experience with: ERP (BPCS) system
Agile software for change development / change management processes
Polymer manufacturing
Wire forming and grinding
Automated printing, packaging and sealing systems

Responsibilities

Support in-service operating systems to ensure continued operation and maintenance and optimization throughout.
Determine, select and implement technically feasible and economically viable alternatives for sustainment.
Analyze and evaluate how to improve a system and/or equipment's sustainability under continued operation, maintenance and unexpected change.
Develop design changes to resolve operational issues, introduce new materials and revise product, process and test specifications to enhance product quality, design integrity, reliability and manufacturability.
Collect and evaluate service use and maintenance data; conduct root-cause analyses of in-service problems (e.g., operational hazards, deficiency reports, parts obsolescence, corrosion effects, reliability and maintainability trends, safety hazards, and failure causes and effects) and implement corrective action.

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)