Principal Manufacturing Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Jan 2026

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
** 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 4 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.

We are currently hiring a Principal Manufacturing Engineer for our Service & Repair Depot at Fridley, MN site.  In this role, you will provide engineering support for the service and repair depot team dedicated to the analysis, repair, and replacement of medical devices.  It is important that the individual in this role be comfortable reporting out to management and at the same time be willing to work hands-on with the technicians.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
* Designs service processes, procedures and 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 or specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
* May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the WIP 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, optimize line uptime, and ensure business continuity.
* 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

Skills, Experience, and Behaviors
* Demonstrated hands-on problem solving and analytical skills
* Demonstrated LEAN or Six-Sigma fundamentals in a manufacturing or similar setting
* Experience with electro-mechanical test system troubleshooting, maintenance, and operation.
* Cross-functional interaction with multiple groups. Interface with Technician, Supervisor, and Management roles.
* Plan, direct, and actively participate on concurrent projects.
* Equipment qualification/validation.
** Must Have:
** 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.
** Nice to Have:
** Medical device experience
** Physical

Job Requirements
** The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.#
** Benefits & Compensation
**** Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
** A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success…