Principal Packaging Engineer

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 lead and oversee the research, development, and design of packaging systems, materials, and packaging technology for new and existing medical devices. You will provide expertise and guidance in the various areas of packaging engineering to the department internal and external business partners. You will interact with multidisciplinary groups including R&D, Operations, Labeling, Tooling/Automation, Sourcing, and Marketing to provide unparalleled, leading‑edge packaging solutions in support of Operating Unit strategic goals and achieving desired results.

You will drive new levels of packaging excellence across global locations to ensure long term manufacturing efficiency, quality, and regulatory compliance. This role will be primarily focused on Steam Sterilization Sets (ie. ‘Cases and Trays’).

Note:

May also include design and development of Sterile and Non‑sterile Packaging.

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.

• Design, develop, and test a wide variety of containers used for the protection, display, and handling of products
• Determine packaging specifications according to the nature of the product, cost limitations, legal requirements, and the type of protection required, considering need for resistance to such external variables as moisture, corrosive chemicals, temperature variations, light, heat, rough handling, and tampering
• Design package exteriors considering such factors as product identification, aesthetic quality, printing and production techniques
• Clarify collaboration across R&D, Quality/Regulatory, Marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and end‑users (surgical staff) to capture functional requirements and user workflows
• Require familiarity with relevant FDA and OUS regulations as well as ISO and ASTM standards for medical devices, packaging and labeling
• Documentation management and/or coordination of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Design History Files (DHFs), and change control
• May support prototype line and production line development in manufacturing facilities/plants

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of Packaging Engineering experience OR Master’s Degree and 5+ years of experience OR PhD and 3+ years of experience
• Experience with and passion for Cases and Trays designed for Steam Sterilization

• Degree in Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering
• Experience working in medical device or pharmaceutical industry

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.

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. A commitment to our employees’ lives is at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the…