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A Day in the Life

Mechanical hardware and tooling fixturing design to support automated test and visual inspection solution development. Includes proof of concept development and solution development from ideation through implementation and integration into medical device manufacturing workflows.

Medtronic

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Our Purpose

Medtronic’s Global Operations Innovation organization is looking for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer who will accept the challenge of developing and supporting manufacturing Automated Visual Inspection and Test Engineering solutions, while engaging in a workplace environment which reflects Medtronic’s standing as the world’s top medical device company. The person who takes this position will be expected to play an active role in furthering strategies that align and drive innovative engineering solutions for the future. 

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A Day in The Life Of:

• The engineer in this role will design, develop, deploy mechanical and electro-mechanical sub-systems, tooling and fixturing to support the development and manufacturing integration of custom automated visual inspection systems and custom automated test system solutions as a part of the global Operations Innovation Manufacturing Test and Inspection organization.
• This effort will include focus and tasks that span requirements gathering, design, development, verification, validation, qualification, deployment, installation, training, and hyper-care support for the implemented solutions.

Key Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required with a strong emphasis in Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline.
• Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• Experience with manufacturing and test and inspection processes associated with medical devices to include stents, balloons, catheters, or other mechanical medical devices, active implantable device, lector-mechanical medical systems, or electro-mechanical medical devices.
• Experienced with developing, interpreting and refactoring manufacturing and product process requirements to develop adjacent requirements that support the development, implementation, and qualification of custom automated visual inspection system and automated test systems solutions.
• Experienced with the design and development of mechanical, electro-mechanical, robotics, and static custom tooling and fixturing to support the integration of custom automated visual inspection and/or automated test systems into a manufacturing workflow.
• Experienced with integrating system solutions into manufacturing workspaces in partnership with manufacturing site industrial engineering and facilities teams.
• Ability to support the innovation, design, development and/or optimization of new manufacturing concepts, processes and procedures for transfer to manufacturing operations. This can include scouting and feasibility work, material selection, process and equipment selection, tooling / fixture and equipment installation and assessment of inputs, outputs, and alignment to requirements.
• Experience with collaborating with equipment and/or manufacturing process engineers to understand and document the interaction between equipment and automation software and workflows needed to support the manufacturing work cell.
• Ability to work with Vision Engineers, Test Systems Development Engineers, and Manufacturing Process engineers to qualify and deploy solutions to the manufacturing floor.

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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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. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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