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Senior Principal Process Engineer for Dip Molding Centers of Excellence (CoE) Strategy Lead
Medtronic
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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.
In this role, you will lead the enterprise strategy, capability development, and technology advancement for dip molding manufacturing processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across Research and Development (R&D), Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and manufacturing sites to identify technology opportunities, establish standards, and accelerate the adoption of new manufacturing capabilities across the organization.
Primary Responsibilities
Lead the Dip Molding Center of Excellence and establish enterprise-wide manufacturing technology strategies, capability plans, and multi-year technology roadmaps.
Partner with Operating Units, Research and Development (R&D), Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to align manufacturing technology investments with current and future business needs.
Define and maintain standards for dip molding equipment, tooling, materials, automation, process controls, and quality systems across manufacturing sites.
Provide technical leadership to manufacturing operations through process optimization, yield improvement, defect reduction, equipment enhancements, and capability expansion initiatives.
Collaborate with product development teams to ensure manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment solutions support product requirements and commercialization objectives.
Evaluate emerging dip molding technologies through partnerships with suppliers, academic institutions, and industry organizations, and prioritize opportunities for development and adoption.
Lead feasibility assessments, proof-of-concept activities, and technology readiness efforts to accelerate innovation and deployment into manufacturing operations.
Drive implementation of new manufacturing technologies and ensure alignment with regulatory, quality, and operational requirements.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.
Experience developing and implementing manufacturing technologies within regulated manufacturing environments.
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving manufacturing, product development, quality, and operations stakeholders.
Experience establishing manufacturing standards, processes, or technology strategies across multiple products, sites, or business units.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous Medtronic experience.
Experience with dip molding technologies, including polymer formulation, viscosity management, mandrel tooling design, thermal process optimization, dip kinetics control, and inspection methodologies.
Experience supporting manual, semi-automated, and fully automated dip molding manufacturing environments, including process validation, technology scale-up, and deployment into production.
Experience developing and executing 5-10 year manufacturing technology roadmaps and collaborating with global teams.
Experience influencing stakeholders and driving alignment across organizations without direct reporting authority.
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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Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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