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A Day in the Life

The Principal Process Engineer is an experienced individual contributor who will lead the development of manufacturing processes and battery designs for New Product Development at the Medtronic Energy and Component Center (MECC) for the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) business. MECC supports the design, development, and production of components used in implantable devices.

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 are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Responsibilities may include the following:

• Work with cross functional teams including Design, Operations, Quality, and Reliability to develop processes for batteries and battery components in a regulated industry
• Plan and execute process validation: characterization, OQ/PQ, TMVs and process release activities
• Design, develop, analyze, troubleshoot and provide technical skills during product development; Includes meeting quality standards with capable processes to optimize production efficiencies and yields
• Develop manufacturing equipment by creating requirements and interfacing with equipment supplier during equipment build; Plan and execute FAT/SAT and IQ
• Run experiments with statistical analysis to support fast learning cycles
• Lead the innovation, development and optimization of new manufacturing concepts, processes and procedures for transfer to manufacturing operations
• Knowledge of scope, schedule and budget to plan and execute work accordingly

Nice to Haves - Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in battery design and/or manufacturing
• Experience in medical device or other highly regulated industry
• Experience in new product development including design for reliability and manufacturing (DRM)
• Experience with predictive modeling and experimental design software including: JMP, Minitab, and MATLAB
• DRM or Six Sigma certification

Must Haves - Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or scientific field
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience, OR advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

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.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. 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.

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