Senior Packaging Engineer – CST – Lafayette, CO or Fort Worth, TX; Onsite

Senior Packaging Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 Jul 2026. Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year.

Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most. Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit develops and delivers an integrated ecosystem of spinal implants, navigation and robotic guidance systems, advanced imaging, and data‑driven planning tools for complex spine and cranial procedures.

Platforms such as AiBLE™ connect these technologies to enhance surgical precision, streamline workflows, and support improved patient outcomes across the globe.

In this role as Senior Packaging Engineer, you will lead the development, commercialization, and sustainment of innovative medical device packaging solutions that ensure product safety, sterility, and performance throughout the product lifecycle. You will serve as the technical expert for packaging development, partnering with cross‑functional teams to deliver compliant, scalable, and cost‑effective packaging solutions that support manufacturing and global distribution.

• Lead packaging engineering activities for new product development and sustaining projects, providing technical direction, risk mitigation, and packaging strategy.
• Design, develop, evaluate, and validate packaging systems and materials for sterile medical devices, reusable instruments, capital equipment, and associated components to ensure product protection, sterility, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop packaging specifications based on product requirements, sterilization methods, distribution environments, cost, and applicable regulatory and industry standards (e.g., FDA, ISO, ASTM).
• Plan and execute packaging validation activities, including protocol development, testing, data analysis, and reporting to verify packaging performance throughout sterilization, distribution, storage, and shelf life.
• Lead packaging design reviews, risk assessments, and cross‑functional project meetings while representing packaging engineering throughout the product development process.
• Collaborate with Research & Development, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to integrate packaging requirements and support successful product commercialization.
• Develop and maintain packaging documentation, including specifications, drawings, bills of materials, validation reports, and engineering change documentation in accordance with quality system requirements.
• Investigate packaging‑related issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions to improve product performance and reliability.
• Partner with suppliers to define technical requirements, evaluate packaging materials, and support the development and qualification of packaging components.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on packaging performance, sustainability, quality, manufacturability, and cost optimization.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and project teams on packaging design, validation strategies, and regulatory expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials…