Senior Packaging Engineer - North Haven

About the Role

Join Medtronic's North Haven manufacturing team as a Senior Packaging Engineer, where you'll play a critical role in supporting the production of innovative medical technologies that improve patient lives around the world. This highly visible position combines hands-on manufacturing support, process development, equipment validation, and continuous improvement initiatives within a fast-paced, highly regulated environment. You'll work closely with cross-functional partners to ensure packaging processes are efficient, compliant, and capable of delivering the highest levels of quality and performance.

In this role, you'll serve as both a technical leader and collaborative problem solver, partnering with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Engineering teams to drive process improvements, troubleshoot manufacturing challenges, lead equipment and packaging validations, and support long-term projects that enhance product quality and operational performance. The ideal candidate is proactive, adaptable, and comfortable taking ownership while working across a large manufacturing organization to deliver results that directly impact patients and business outcomes.

This is an onsite role, working 5 days a week onsite as part of Medtronic's commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to solve complex problems including those related to process, equipment, documentation, and equipment validation (Installation Qualification / Operational Qualification / Performance Qualification).
• Lead and coordinate activities of engineers and technicians in support of process and equipment development, testing, process troubleshooting, and custom equipment procurement.
• Prepare, review, and approve manufacturing instructions, protocols, reports, and other controlled documentation.
• Lead and participate in documented vs. actual gap analysis activities.
• Participate in resolution of Non-Conformances and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Coordinate with other departments to understand automation, assembly, packaging, process engineering, quality, regulatory, effectiveness, and timeliness of the product/process and production flow, ensuring the manufactured product follows regulatory quality standards.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to engineers, technicians, and other tier employees.
• Design manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.
• Design sequence of operations and specify procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
• Assess process steps and perform failure analysis for assembly/manufacturing processes.
• Adapt machine or product design to factory and production conditions.
• Incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
• Inspect performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigate and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Develop manufacturing processes applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques.
• Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.
• Lead the project team through development of plans and roadmaps for project execution.
• Interface with senior management and cross-functional teams to assign deliverables and communicate/report progress; receive strategic updates impacting the projects.
• Develop timelines and milestones for project deliverables.
• Closely monitor progress vs. plan and take action as required to keep projects on track.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with 4+ years of relevant experience; OR
• Master's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with 2+ years of relevant experience; OR
• PhD in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with 0 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting packaging operations within a regulated industry such as medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or aerospace manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with packaging equipment, sealing technologies, and packaging process validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Knowledge of manufacturing quality systems, non-conformance investigations, CAPA, and risk management methodologies.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects involving Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations stakeholders.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement experience with a demonstrated ability to drive process optimization.
• Strong project management skills, including experience developing project plans, managing timelines, and influencing stakeholders across multiple functions.

Physical Requirements

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay

Salary range for U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) locations: $98,400.00 – $147,600.00 USD. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). 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.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. The following benefits and additional compensation are available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans; 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match; Short-term disability; Paid time off; Paid holidays; Employee Stock Purchase Plan; Employee Assistance Program; Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums); and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Schedule

This position works onsite 5 days per week.