We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Apr 2026

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

As a Principal Process Development Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and strategic direction in the development, optimization, and industrialization of manufacturing processes for medical devices. You will lead complex process development initiatives, mentor engineers, and partner cross‑functionally to ensure robust, scalable, and compliant manufacturing solutions that support product quality, cost, and delivery objectives.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Serve as a technical authority and subject matter expert for process development, scale‑up, and manufacturing transfer activities

• Lead development and validation of complex manufacturing processes, including process characterization, risk management, and control strategy definition

• Drive process innovation and continuous improvement to improve yield, capability, reliability, and cost

• Provide technical leadership on cross‑functional teams including R&D, Quality, Operations, Supplier Engineering, and Regulatory

• Lead or support technology transfer from development into manufacturing, including pilot builds and production ramp

• Develop and execute design of experiments (DOE), process capability studies, and data‑driven problem solving

• Ensure processes comply with regulatory and quality system requirements (e.g., FDA QSR, ISO 13485, GMP)

• Author and review technical documentation including protocols, reports, SOPs, PFMEAs, and validation documentation

• Mentor and coach junior engineers; influence technical direction across programs and sites

• Identify and manage technical risks; provide clear recommendations to leadership

• Support supplier development and external manufacturing partners as required

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree 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

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.

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. 

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, 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.

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