Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineering 1 – Plymouth Nathan Lane site, Medtronic. The role focuses on day‑to‑day process performance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of medical device manufacturing.

Location:

Plymouth, NF. Onsite required 5 days a week.

• Sustain manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, and other Nitinol Stent processing.
• Support project timelines and scope, communicating changes and challenges to key stakeholders.
• Design sequence of operations and specify procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
• Identify process improvement opportunities, including fixtures, equipment, and inspection solutions.
• Adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions, incorporating inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
• Inspect performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, investigate and initiate corrective action to ensure product quality.
• Collaborate on manufacturing processes that require statistical process control, and develop those techniques.
• Provide guidance to operators and line leads regarding line performance and specification requirements to optimize equipment utilization.
• Ensure processes and procedures comply with regulations.
• Apply technical skills such as DOE, hypothesis testing, capability studies, cliff studies, Gemba walks and lean manufacturing tools for in‑depth analysis, root‑cause determination and corrective actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Baccalaureate degree (bachelor’s).
• 0 years of relevant experience.

• Internship or co‑op experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis tools (e.g., Minitab, JMP).
• Experience with CAD tools such as Solid Works or AutoCAD.
• Familiarity with regulated industries such as medical device, pharmaceutical, or aerospace.
• Familiarity with FDA Quality System Regulation (21 CFR Part 820) or ISO 13485.
• Experience with manufacturing or quality systems (e.g., SAP, MES, PLM).
• Exposure to process validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) or equipment qualification.
• Familiarity with root‑cause analysis tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone, or FMEA.
• Experience supporting automation, robotics, or manufacturing equipment troubleshooting.
• Participation in cross‑functional engineering or process improvement projects.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical requirements:

The job requires independent mobility, interaction with a computer, and communication with peers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Medtronic is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.