Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Brooklyn Center, MN

Medtronic•Brooklyn Center, MN

6d•$100,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

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 Are you ready to make an impact on the future of manufacturing at Medtronic? As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at our Medtronic Energy and Component Center (MECC), you’ll play a critical role in designing, optimizing, and implementing manufacturing processes that drive the production of innovative medical device components. This position combines technical expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership to ensure efficiency, quality, and compliance in all aspects of manufacturing operations. In this role, you will be part of the dedicated, experienced, and high-performing team supporting Feedthrough Manufacturing at MECC in Brooklyn Center, MN. You will lead efforts to develop and refine manufacturing processes, layouts, and production strategies, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and Medtronic’s high-quality standards. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, providing technical guidance to engineering teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives across MECC. 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. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling. Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout. Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques. Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in regulated medical device manufacturing (FDA, ISO 13485, GMP).
Background in statistical process control (SPC), DOE, or advanced statistical analysis for process optimization.
Familiarity with medical component fabrication technologies such as micro‑machining, high‑precision assembly, or specialized material processing.
Hands‑on experience optimizing production layouts, material flow, or plant‑level efficiency models.
Knowledge of equipment validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and process validation best practices.
Proficiency with process characterization and tools like PFMEA, control plans, and capability studies.
Experience integrating inspection and test methods into production processes (vision systems, automated inspection, metrology tools).
Exposure to automation, PLC or vision for high‑reliability manufacturing environments.
Background in tooling design or collaboration with tool/mold vendors for medical components.
Experience leading cross‑functional improvement initiatives (Lean, Kaizen, A3, Six Sigma).
Experience in resistance spot welding and/or laser welding
Strong capability in troubleshooting and optimizing machinery, equipment, and tooling performance in high‑precision operations.
Familiarity with digital manufacturing tools, MES systems, or connected factory environments.
Ability to translate design intent into manufacturable solutions through early collaboration with R&D or product development teams.
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.

Responsibilities

Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.
Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.
Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques.
Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a 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)