Senior Manufacturing Engineer - North Haven, CT

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 24 Jul 2026.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer provides technical leadership and daily manufacturing support for multiple product families within the Stapling product portfolio. This role focuses on maintaining and improving product quality, optimizing product cost, and advancing manufacturing processes while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory requirements. The engineer partners with cross‑functional teams to support production, lead root cause investigations, qualify components, and implement process improvements.

Additionally, the role drives project execution and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and manufacturing performance.

The position requires a minimum of five days a week onsite to support collaborative engineering and production activities.

• Support in‑service operating systems to ensure continued operation, maintenance, and optimization throughout.
• Determine, select, and implement technically feasible and economically viable alternatives for sustainment.
• Analyze and evaluate ways to improve a system and/or equipment's sustainability under continued operation, maintenance, and unexpected change.
• Develop design changes to resolve operational issues, introduce new materials, and revise product, process, and test specifications to enhance product quality, design integrity, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Collect and evaluate service use and maintenance data; conduct root‑cause analyses of in‑service problems (e.g., operational hazards, deficiency reports, parts obsolescence, corrosion effects, reliability and maintainability trends, safety hazards, and failure causes and effects) and implement corrective action.

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a technical field and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR a master’s degree in engineering, science, or a technical field with minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR a PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

• Knowledge of ERP (BPCS) system.
• Experience with Agile software for change development / change management processes.
• Experience with automated / semi‑automated inspection systems (e.g., Cognex, Keyence).
• Experience with automated / semi‑automated assembly processes.
• Experience in manufacturing processes (stamping, machining, metal injection molding, plastic injection molding).
• Experience in continuous improvement, process control, GD&T.

• Engineering degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering.
• Background in manufacturing design, efficient and productive layout of machines and processes.
• For baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Employees in this role may be required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

U.S. work authorization sponsorship is offered 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 for the duration of employment.

Salary range (U.S. excluding Puerto Rico): $ - $. This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on experience, certification, market conditions, and location.

Benefits for regular employees working 20+ hours per week include health, dental, vision insurance, HSAs, HCFAs, life insurance, long‑term disability leave, dependent daycare spending accounts, tuition assistance, and the Simple Steps global well‑being program. All regular employees receive incentives, 401(k) with employer match, short‑term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, ESPP, Employee Assistance Program, non‑qualified retirement plan supplement, and Capital Accumulation Plan (for VPs and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Temporary employees receive paid sick time and access to ESPP where applicable.

Medtronic offers equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or other protected characteristics. The company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.