Senior Manufacturing Engineer - NPI - Warsaw

Application window closes on 8 Jun 2026.

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 and break down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

Are you passionate about driving innovation and improving manufacturing processes? Medtronic is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team at our Warsaw, Indiana manufacturing site. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in optimizing production, ensuring quality, and advancing our mission to improve lives.

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll lead key initiatives to enhance manufacturing efficiency, implement Lean principles, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to solve complex challenges. You’ll also have the opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technologies and processes while contributing to the production of life‑saving medical devices.

We require a minimum of five days a week onsite to foster a culture of professional growth and cross‑functional collaboration. In‑person exchanges are invaluable to our work.

• Responsible for the development of all machining, metal finishing, and assembly methods for assigned product lines.
• Partner with Project Engineer to determine Make vs. Buy decisions.
• Participate in print reviews and partner with Quality Engineering on determining gages and measurement procedures.
• Create conceptual designs for new fixtures, gages, and special cutting tools. Conduct tool design reviews with Tooling Team personnel, purchasing personnel, and outside tool suppliers.
• Determine appropriate machine platform for product and review any necessary capital equipment requirements.
• Represent Warsaw on new product launch activities and transfer of product.
• Complete activities of the change control policy and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system in accordance with Medtronic Corporate CAPA system.
• Complete activities of Lean Sigma projects and process improvements.
• Review product drawings for manufacturability and initiate drawing changes with the product design engineer to improve manufacturing quality and reduce costs.
• Provide periodic updates of assigned projects to senior management, maintain project documentation, project plans, action item registers, and actively manage risks related to cost, quality, and schedule.
• Partner with Quality during risk management activities and lead or actively participate in design reviews such as DFMEA & PFMEA.
• Provide technical support to purchasing personnel and suppliers by interpreting product drawings, initiating the development of manufacturing drawings, and resolving technical production problems.
• Develop the manufacturing plan for new products and coordinate the entry of manufacturing process planning information into the MRP system.
• Proactively execute and support validation/qualification studies, determine strategy with appropriate teams, and ensure early involvement of engineering groups.
• Provide tooling selection input in partnership with the CNC programmer to ensure existing tool maps and troubleshoot CNC programming problems on the production floor. Coordinate necessary program changes with the appropriate CNC programmer.
• Develop manufacturing setup/process sheets for all machining, assembly, and finishing operations for new products.
• Review engineering drawing changes and implement appropriate changes in manufacturing tools, fixtures, processes, CNC programs, bills of material, or routings. Document all changes through the manufacturing engineering process control system.
• Resolve technical production problems on assigned product lines in machining, metal finishing, and assembly operations by working with shop employees and quality personnel.
• Conduct technical manufacturing reviews of suppliers to support purchasing personnel in certifying suppliers.
• Make recommendations to management on plant layout.
• Recommend and implement plant equipment acquisitions. Work with equipment suppliers on equipment specifications, quoting, and delivery schedules.
• Initiate and direct improvements in current manufacturing…