Senior Manufacturing Extrusion Engineer

Medtronic•Hill, NH

22h•$102,400 - $153,600•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. In this role, you will support daily operations, drive efficiencies in current extrusion processes to deliver cost savings, complying with the quality and regulatory policies for components used in life-saving medical devices. You will apply deep technical expertise in materials science and manufacturing engineering to support daily operational objectives. You will also analyze, design, and optimize extrusion processes and material applications, in addition to collaborating cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Operations, and external partners to ensure robust, compliant, and scalable manufacturing solutions. 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 fully onsite schedule, with the expectation of a full 5-days a week being 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

Bachelors Degree with Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above. 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 extrusion processes (polymer/plastic or composite), preferably in a regulated manufacturing environment
Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated industries
Knowledge of failure analysis techniques, material characterization, and process validation
Familiarity with FDA, ISO, and GMP requirements
Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills
Experience working with suppliers and contract manufacturers

Responsibilities

Manage specific individual project schedules.
Lead cross-functional teams on engineering projects to drive continuous improvements.
Order, implement and qualify extrusion equipment and tooling.
Devise and implement cost savings proposals related to extrusion process and work flow improvements.
Execute on process and equipment validations through Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification and Process Qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ) using statical analysis tools.
Provide process engineering support for production problems and engineering runs.
Perform root cause investigation and implement corrective actions required as a part of Non Conformance Report.
Author and institute written technical specifications, SOP’s through document control system for new and existing processes.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on yield, efficiency, quality, and cost.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to less-experienced engineers as needed.