We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 6 Oct 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 anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 October 2025.

This role will require about 10-15% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Are you an experienced manufacturing engineer with a passion for driving innovation and supporting new product introductions (NPI)? Medtronic’s Spine Operating Unit is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join our team at the Warsaw, IN site. In this role, you will play a critical part in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes to ensure efficiency, quality, and compliance in the production of life-changing medical devices.

As a Principal Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll lead efforts to design production layouts, develop sequences of operations, and adapt equipment to factory conditions while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. You’ll also oversee machinery and equipment performance, implement statistical process controls, and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact on the development and production of cutting-edge spine technologies that improve patient outcomes worldwide.

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

• Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.

• Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.

• Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.

• Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.

• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.

• Inspects performance of machinery, 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.

• Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a 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.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering or a related field.

• Metallurgical background with expertise in material properties and applications.

• Knowledge of materials such as titanium and cobalt chrome, with experience in implementing new technologies being transferred to the site.

• Proficiency with CNC controls, including mills and lathes, with the ability to analyze and optimize processes from a design perspective.

• Experience in handling and installing capital equipment, with a focus on adopting and integrating new technologies into production.

• Strong understanding of process controls and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).

• Hands-on experience with validation processes and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles.

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate across teams, including shop floor staff, development engineers, quality engineers, and senior management.

• Proven ability to collect and relay feedback between manufacturing teams and development or quality teams to drive improvements.

• A proactive, “can-do” attitude with demonstrated resilience and the ability to overcome challenges in high-pressure situations.

• Experience working in a growing or transitioning site environment, with adaptability to shifting priorities.

• Familiarity with supporting contract manufacturers or suppliers, including local visits and coordination.