Engineering Tech V- 1st Shift

About the role

Medtronic is seeking a CNC Programmer – Engineering Tech V to join our team at our Warsaw, Indiana manufacturing site. This role plays a critical part in optimizing production, ensuring quality, and advancing our mission to improve lives.

Responsibilities

• Develops all CNC machining program code.
• Reviews 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.
• Maintains process designs to optimize process, equipment and facility use while conforming to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Works in cross-collaborative teams to execute risk management activities (i.e. pFMEA).
• Creates conceptual designs for new fixtures and special cutting tools.
• Reviews product drawings for manufacturability. Initiates drawing changes with the product design engineer to improve manufacturing quality and reduce costs.
• Supports product launches, transfer of product and core business initiatives.
• Trains new team members as well as new CNC machine programs, machining processes, or machining equipment.
• Executes and supports development of validation and qualification studies.
• Works with equipment suppliers on equipment specifications, quoting of specified equipment and delivery schedules.
• Makes recommendations to leadership on plant layout.
• Makes equipment acquisitions decisions.
• Works with tooling team personnel, purchasing personnel and outside tool suppliers.
• May determine 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.
• Conducts, analyzes and prepares reports using metrics from salvage tracking, trending, reporting and root-cause analyses.

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Nice to have: 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, chuckers 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); Strong oral and written communication skills; Good interpersonal skills; Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; Ability to work well under pressure and maintain a positive, and enthusiastic attitude; Eagerness to learn and expand responsibilities; Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships; Willingness to participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• Advanced level of understanding machines platforms such as mills, chuckers 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).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work well under pressure and maintain a positive, and enthusiastic attitude.
• Eagerness to learn and expand responsibilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships.
• Willingness to participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

For more details, please refer to the link below: Medtronic Benefits And Compensation Plans