Sr Prin Chemical Engineer Haven, CT

Sr Prin Chemical Engineer role at Medtronic, New Haven, CT.

Application window closes on 25 Dec 2025.

As part of the Surgical Released Product Engineering (RPE) Team, you will drive best‑in‑class clinical outcomes, customer satisfaction, and business value for commercialized surgical products by ensuring consistent quality, supply continuity, and market competitiveness.

The Sr. Principal R&D Engineer will support R&D RPE activities related to polymerization, fiber extrusion, and assembly processes for absorbable and non‑absorbable polymer sutures and devices. You will act as design owner and technical expert, supporting released product engineering teams by planning, developing, and executing testing and analysis activities during product change implementation. This role focuses on driving improvements in product performance and manufacturability, reducing cost, improving quality, and ensuring supply continuity while maintaining design intent.

• Design, develop, analyze, troubleshoot, and provide technical support during product development and manufacturing.
• Design studies to investigate root cause or identify process parameters.
• Perform hands‑on root‑cause analysis on the manufacturing floor, leveraging direct observation of physical processes and sample evaluations to identify and resolve technical issues related to design.
• Lead activities to support product development, improvements to existing products, and pre‑clinical studies.
• Serve as a technical expert, exercising latitude in determining deliverables with limited oversight.
• Define and perform verification and validation activities ensuring products meet user needs and intended use.
• Investigate and evaluate existing technologies.
• Guide the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, or processes related to existing product manufacturing.
• Coordinate activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
• Write engineering reports and create presentations as required to document and communicate results.
• Collaborate with peers to lead and manage the development of appropriate testing to verify product meets internal and external customer requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior‑level engineers, delegating and reviewing work.
• Work will be performed in R&D laboratories and manufacturing facilities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science & Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or Advanced degree with minimum 8 years relevant experience.

• Specialization in bioabsorbable polymers & extrusion highly preferred.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience in the medical device industry.
• Practical experience and theoretical knowledge in:
• Polymer development and manufacturing
• Fiber extrusion
• Textile manufacturing
• Polymer injection molding
• Material characterization
• Development and manufacturing of combination products
• Ability to apply statistical methods and science‑based decisions to design experiments and implement improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines. Ability to work in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Team oriented; ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and interact professionally with all organizational levels.
• Hands‑on mentality.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills to partner at cross‑functional and global multi‑site levels.
• Participation and study design for pre‑clinical in vivo labs, observing cases in hospitals and through customer interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects with strong problem‑solving ability.
• Mentoring junior‑level engineers.
• Experience with DRM / DFSS, Lean Sigma, or Green/Black Belt certification.
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. Salary range for U.S. (excluding PR) is $ – $. Eligible for Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). Additional benefits include health,…