Engineering Tech V- 1st Shift

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 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, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

** A Day in the Life*
* A career at Medtronic is like no other. We're purposeful. We're committed. And we're driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide! We do meaningful work that contributes to improving the lives of others.

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 work a minimum of five days per 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.

Are you passionate about driving innovation and improving manufacturing processes? Medtronic is seeking a CNC Programmer - Engineering Tech V 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 CNC Programmer - Engineering Tech V, you'll support key initiatives to enhance manufacturing efficiency 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.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

+ Responsible for the development of all CNC machining program code.

+ Review engineering drawings and initiates changes, or recommendations, for manufacturing tools, fixtures, CNC programs, through the change control system.

+ Provides technical support to engineers to achieve improvements in cycle-time, yield, unit cost, quality, safety and compliance of production and operations processes and products.

+ Monitors instruments and equipment and collects operating data, including calibration, inspection, testing and repair activities, to assist in making on-line adjustments to instruments, equipment, or products.

+ Analyzes and resolves malfunctions and deviations of instruments and control systems to identify and resolve problems.

+ Conducts, analyses and prepares reports using metrics from salvage tracking, trending, reporting and root-cause analyses.

+ Maintains process designs to optimize process, equipment and facility use while conforming to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

+ Completes activities of the change control policy and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system in accordance with policy.

+ Work in cross-collaborative teams to execute risk management activities (i.e. pFMEA)

+ Creates conceptual designs for new fixtures and special cutting tools. Which can require tool design reviews with Tooling Team personnel, purchasing personnel and outside tool suppliers.

+ May make recommendations to leadership on plant layout.

+ May in determining appropriate machine platforms for product and review any necessary capital equipment requirements along with specifying required capital tool holders.

+ Develops manufacturing setup sheets for all machining operations for new products.

+ May recommend equipment acquisitions. Works with equipment suppliers on equipment specifications, quoting of specified equipment and delivery schedules.

+ Reviews product drawings for manufacturability. Initiates drawing changes with the product design engineer to improve manufacturing quality and reduce costs.

+ Proactively execute and support development of validation and qualification studies. Provide input to assist in developing the strategy with appropriate teams.

+ Support product launches, transfer of product and core business initiatives

+ May lead in the training of new team members as well as training for new CNC machine programs, machining processes, or machining equipment.

+ Travel as required for company business needs.

** Required Knowledge and

Experience:

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* + Requires minimum of 15 years of relevant experience.

+ Requires high school diploma, or equivalent.

** Nice to Have:*
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Experience with CAM/CAD software:
Mastercam , Pro/E and Vericut

+ Direct experience with providing direct machining support such as creating new programs, troubleshooting and/or updating existing programs.

+ Advanced level of understanding machines platforms such as mills, chucker and Swiss style lathes.

+ Proven experience troubleshooting machining issues, research and developing tools, fixtures and programming solutions to solve quality and safety issues.

+ Working knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements. (Including, but not limited to: ISO 13485, ISO 14971, MDD 93/42 EEC, PAL, CMDR, and 21 CFR Part 820)

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