We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 Jul 2025

 

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

We are currently looking for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join our Cranial and Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit, committed to transforming patient care through groundbreaking innovations in neurosurgery and spinal procedures. Our comprehensive portfolio includes spinal implants, robotics-assisted surgical solutions like the Mazor™ Robotic Guidance System, StealthStation™ surgical navigation, and biologics for bone healing, all designed to enhance surgical precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Beyond technology, we support surgeons through education, training, and clinical research, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to achieve the best possible results. By continuously driving innovation and collaboration, Medtronic is redefining cranial and spinal care, improving lives worldwide. Click here for more information on this groundbreaking product line.

Location: This position will be based at our Carlsbad, CA facilities.

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’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.  ​

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Careers That Change Lives

 

In this exciting role, you will provide critical manufacturing engineering expertise to Spine product development teams with an emphasis on New Product launches. Assess drawings and other design output to identify potential manufacturing, assembly, and inspection challenges, along with proposing alternate solutions. Activities include review, feedback, and approval of design changes, print updates, suitability of manufacturing and inspection equipment, use of PLM tools to process change requests, approval of instrument and implant rework requests, product transfers, support all aspects of manufacturing operations, CAPA mitigation, and assist Supply Chain in backorder resolution.   

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: 

• Manage technical aspects of product and process transfer to manufacturing partners.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the Manufacturer for engineering issues.
• Conduct, coordinate, and aid in formal Process Validations/Qualifications, including protocol development and execution.
• Collaborate on MSA activities to meet design requirements and business needs. 
• Ensure manufacturing processes have adequately demonstrated specified process capabilities through being the Champion for PFMEA, Design for Manufacturability, Demand Flow Technology, and Design for Six Sigma.
• Work as a liaison with the Manufacturer to ensure design for manufacturing elements are incorporated to improve yield and reduce costs.
• Provide guidance to the Manufacturer as it relates to the design and assist in the evaluation of new and existing fixtures and equipment, test methods, specifications, layouts, and standards supporting a Lean manufacturing environment.
• Approve and manage design changes and process changes for adherence to Medtronic requirements.
• Ability to meet at off-hours to support Manufacturers located across the globe with global time zone differences.
• Ensure adherence to product specifications, industry standards, and quality and regulatory procedures and requirements. Ensure personal understanding of all quality policy/system items that are personally applicable.  Follow all work/quality procedures to ensure quality system compliance and high-quality work.
• Assist with the selection and qualification of new materials and suppliers

Travel requirement: