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Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

         

         

As a Senior Process Engineer supporting Injection Molding operations in Danvers, MA, you will play a critical role in driving manufacturing excellence, process innovation, and continuous improvement within a highly regulated medical device environment.

This position offers the opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, Supplier Quality, and Operations teams to develop and optimize robust molding processes that support the delivery of life-changing technologies. You’ll help shape scalable, efficient, and compliant manufacturing solutions while influencing the future of advanced medical device production.

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 5 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. 

Responsibilities may include the following:

• Provide technical and sustaining engineering support for injection molding manufacturing operations

• Recommend and implement equipment, tooling, and process modifications to improve product quality, manufacturing efficiency, cycle time, and production yield

• Lead the innovation, development, optimization, and transfer of new manufacturing processes into production

• Support feasibility assessments, process development activities, material selection, equipment evaluation, and tooling/fixture implementation

• Integrate equipment and material capabilities to achieve process performance targets and product specifications

• Collaborate closely with Product Development and Design Engineering teams to ensure manufacturability and process compatibility throughout the product lifecycle

• Review product development requirements to assess manufacturing methods, project timelines, and associated costs

• Develop and maintain manufacturing processes utilizing Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies and measurement systems analysis

• Analyze manufacturing data and conduct statistical evaluations to support process improvements, validation activities, and operational decision-making

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, compliance, delivery, and cost performance

• Lead or support equipment installation, qualification, validation, and process characterization activities

• Ensure manufacturing processes, procedures, and documentation remain compliant with applicable regulatory and quality system requirements

• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing challenges

• Support a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and operational excellence

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 4 years related experience OR

• Advanced Degree with 2 years of related work experience OR

• PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements

• Experience supporting injection molding processes within a manufacturing environment

• Knowledge of scientific molding principles, process optimization, and troubleshooting techniques

• Experience with validation activities including IQ/OQ/PQ and process characterization

• Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC), data analysis, and measurement system methodologies

• Experience working within regulated industries such as medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, or automotive manufacturing

• Strong understanding of manufacturing equipment, tooling, materials, and process development practices

• Experience leading cross-functional projects and continuous improvement initiatives

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or DMAIC methodologies

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