Process Engineer (2 years+)

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life Job Specific Summary 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. The Senior Process Engineer with extensive experience leading process development, optimization, and validation in regulated manufacturing environments. Proven ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives, ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards, and collaborate cross‑functionally with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain. Strong background in process characterization, root cause analysis, and implementation of scalable, cost‑effective manufacturing solutions that improve yield, reliability, and operational efficiency.                     Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Provides technical and sustaining engineering support in a manufacturing area. Recommends and implements equipment and process modifications to meet quality standards and improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques as well as production yields for existing products. Integrates equipment and material capabilities to meet process module target specifications and technology target specifications. Reviews product development requirements for compatibility with processing methods to determine costs and schedules. Interacts with product design and development personnel to ensure that processes and designs are compatible. May develop and conduct statistical analysis or recommend additions to document work. Leads the innovation, development and/or optimization of new manufacturing concepts, processes and procedures for transfer to manufacturing operations. This can include scouting and feasibility work, material selection, process and equipment selection, tooling / fixture and equipment installation and assessment of inputs, outputs and alignment to requirements. Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques including the measurement systems. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations. Required Knowledge and Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering required Level II: Bachelor's degree in engineering and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 0 years relevant experience. Level senior: Bachelor's degree in engineering and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience. Level Principal: Bachelor's degree in engineering and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience. Must Have Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma  (Green Belt or Black Belt certification) Advanced statistical analysis  (DOE, SPC, MSA, process capability studies) Automation and digital manufacturing  experience Equipment qualification & validation leadership  (IQ/OQ/PQ) Risk management tools  (FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis) Regulatory knowledge  (FDA QSR, ISO 13485, GMP) Design for Manufacturability (DFM/DFA)  collaboration with R&D Change management & ECO execution Data analytics tools  (Minitab, JMP, Power BI, Python for data analysis) Supplier process development & oversight Technology transfer / scale‑up experience Cost reduction and value engineering Project