Manufacturing Engineer II

Careers that Change Lives
We value what makes you unique. Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.  Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations

A Day in the Life

Medtronic is looking for a passionate, experienced, and self-starter Manufacturing Engineer II for our Billerica, MA., facility to support Affera’s cardiac ablation generator product manufacturing. As a Manufacturing Engineer II, you will have responsibility for sustaining and improving a variety of production processes.  Projects supported in this role can span from capacity expansion, equipment, fixture and assembly aid design and implementation, yield improvement, technology change implementation, quality improvement and lean transformation initiatives. This role will collaborate with the various cross-functional teams inside and outside of the plant including but not limited to Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Operations, Technicians, and external vendors/consultants.  This is an in-person role with very limited travel required. You will support improvements in manufacturing quality, capacity, and stability through solving problems, developing solutions, and executing strategies.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for the development and implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet production goals, quality, and cost objectives.
• Provides technical support to achieve improvements in cycle-time, yield, unit cost, quality, safety and compliance of production and operations processes and products
• Sustain current production through day to day support.
• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
• Inspects performance of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques.
• Design, develop, implement and qualify manufacturing assembly aids, fixtures, tools or equipment.
• Experience handling multiple tasks concurrently
• Experience managing project timelines, budgets and resource allocations.
• Good communication skills (both written and interpersonal).  Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment to achieve results
• Excellent data analysis skills, and proficient in the use of statistical tools in problem solving
• Assumes the role of technical project lead for complex assembly projects
• Ensures processes and procedures follow regulations.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

·       Bachelors degree required

·       Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 0 year of relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Relevant experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical or highly regulated industry.
• Experience in medical device environment
• Experienced designer of equipment, processes, and controls of complex assembly processes.
• Must be proficient in all MS Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Experience with processes such as Quality Systems documentation protocols
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to self-prioritize workload and take ownership of decisions
• Ability to set performance expectations and hold others accountable
• A roll up your sleeves and jump in where help is needed mentality
• Ethical acumen
• Lead by example

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefits here. 

The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here.