Senior Packaging Engineer – CST – Lafayette, CO or Fort Worth, TX (Onsite)

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to join our Neuroscience portfolio at Medtronic. This role is located in either Lafayette, CO or Fort Worth, TX and requires

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging engineering activities for new product development and sustaining projects, providing technical direction, risk mitigation, and packaging strategy.
• Design, develop, evaluate, and validate packaging systems and materials for sterile medical devices, reusable instruments, capital equipment, and associated components to ensure product protection, sterility, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop packaging specifications based on product requirements, sterilization methods, distribution environments, cost, and applicable regulatory and industry standards (e.g., FDA, ISO, ASTM).
• Plan and execute packaging validation activities, including protocol development, testing, data analysis, and reporting to verify packaging performance throughout sterilization, distribution, storage, and shelf life.
• Lead packaging design reviews, risk assessments, and cross-functional project meetings while representing packaging engineering throughout the product development process.
• Collaborate with Research & Development, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to integrate packaging requirements and support successful product commercialization.
• Develop and maintain packaging documentation, including specifications, drawings, bills of materials, validation reports, and engineering change documentation in accordance with quality system requirements.
• Investigate packaging-related issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions to improve product performance and reliability.
• Partner with suppliers to define technical requirements, evaluate packaging materials, and support the development and qualification of packaging components.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on packaging performance, sustainability, quality, manufacturability, and cost optimization.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and project teams on packaging design, validation strategies, and regulatory expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering field with minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, OR
• Master’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering field with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, OR
• PhD in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering field with 0 years of relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Experience leading packaging development projects or serving as a technical lead on cross-functional engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with sterile barrier systems and sterilization methods, including ethylene oxide (EtO), gamma irradiation, or electron beam (E-beam).
• Working knowledge of packaging validation standards, including ISO 11607, ASTM, and ISTA distribution testing.
• Experience developing packaging solutions for sterile medical devices and capital equipment.
• Understanding of medical device design controls, risk management, and quality system requirements.
• Experience using CAD software such as Creo (Pro/ENGINEER) or SolidWorks.

Qualifications

• To be considered for this position, the following Basic Qualifications must be evident on your resume:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering field with minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, OR
  • Master’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering field with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, OR
  • PhD in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering field with 0 years of relevant experience.

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.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package.
• Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.