Senior Packaging Engineer - Grand Rapids, MI

Medtronic•Grand Rapids, MI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Packaging Engineer will play a key role in advancing packaging solutions that support Medtronic’s commitment to creating innovative, reliable medical technologies. Based at our Grand Rapids, Michigan site, this role partners closely with cross functional teams across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain to develop and sustain packaging systems that meet regulatory, performance, and patient safety requirements throughout the product lifecycle. Grand Rapids is a critical Medtronic manufacturing and operations hub, with a strong focus on collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast paced, hands-on environment, influencing packaging strategy for complex medical devices while driving innovation, scalability, and compliance in a high impact healthcare setting. 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

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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with form fill and seal, bar sealing and tray sealing
Proficiency with troubleshooting packaging equipment and sterile barrier review
Ability to work cross functionally in a high-volume production site.
Experience supporting packaging for medical devices in a regulated manufacturing environment (FDA, ISO 11607)
Familiarity with sterile barrier systems and validation activities (e.g., seal integrity, transit testing, shelf life)
Experience collaborating with contract manufacturers or external packaging suppliers
Hands ‑ on experience with packaging materials selection and sustainability initiatives
Working knowledge of risk management tools (FMEA) and design controls
Experience supporting packaging changes for sustaining engineering
Proficiency with packaging ‑ related testing equipment and data analysis
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence cross ‑ functional partners

Responsibilities

Designs, develops, and tests a wide variety of containers used for the protection, display, and handling of products.
Determines packaging specifications according to the nature of the product, cost limitations, legal requirements, and the type of protection , considering need for resistance to such external variables as moisture, corrosive chemicals, temperature variations, light, heat, rough handling, and tampering.
Responsibilities may include documentation management and/or coordination of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs ), and may support prototype line development in manufacturing facilities/plants.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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
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)