Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Minneapolis

Manufacturing Engineer

In this dynamic role, you will represent the Operations team and effectively execute new or ongoing project tasks. Leveraging a cross‑functional team, you will drive the timely completion of tasks across project types, including gross margin initiatives, regulatory requirements, process improvements, and more.

• Lead recurring cross‑functional team meetings to track project task execution—including preparing agenda, facilitating discussion, taking and distributing minutes.
• Monitor known risks and escalates technical and logistical roadblocks.
• Facilitate working sessions among core team members.
• Design manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling.
• Arrange machines within plant facilities to ensure an efficient and productive layout.
• Design the sequence of operations and specify procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment.
• Adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
• Incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
• Inspect performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify efficiency and initiate corrective action for problems and deficiencies.
• Develop manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control; may develop those techniques.
• Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working in a regulated industry, such as medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience managing and leading projects that involve balancing risk, influencing diverse teams, and accountability for outcomes.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of SAP.
• Experience drafting digital tools for modeling.
• Foreign‑degree holders must meet 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) requirements.

• Experience with medical device or other regulated industry.
• Experience with pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Experience with statistical process control techniques.
• Experience with SAP and drafting digital modeling tools.

Regularly required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Reasonable accommodations may be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.

• Competitive U.S. salary range: $102,400 - $153,600 (exclusive of Puerto Rico).
• Eligibility for Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution and match.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Life insurance, short‑term disability, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Employee Assistance Program.
• Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan for senior leaders.
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement and dependent daycare spending account.

Medtronic offers sponsorship 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 throughout employment.

Medtronic provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.