Manufacturing Engineer II

MedtronicGalway, County Galway, Irelandfull time
€49.9K–74.9KActive

Job description

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

Medtronic

At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Our Purpose

Within Manufacturing Engineering, this role supports and improves manufacturing processes, equipment, and production methods for complex assemblies and capital equipment. The Manufacturing Engineer II partners with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain to troubleshoot issues, implement process improvements, and help ensure products are built efficiently, safely, and in compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

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

  • Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling.

  • Troubleshoot manufacturing issues involving equipment, tooling, fixtures, product assemblies, and electro-mechanical systems.

  • Evaluate and improve machine, workstation, and production-flow arrangements to increase efficiency and productivity.

  • Develop and refine sequences of operations and manufacturing procedures that support safe, repeatable, and high-quality production.

  • Adapt product, tooling, or equipment designs to meet manufacturing and production requirements.

  • Support the creation and improvement of inspection and test requirements within manufacturing plans.

  • Investigate equipment, process, and product performance issues, and implement corrective actions addressing quality, reliability, and efficiency concerns.

  • Partner with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to support manufacturability and successful production execution.

  • Ensure manufacturing processes, documentation, and practices comply with applicable quality-system and regulatory requirements.

  • Support the qualification, validation, and transfer of new processes, tooling, or equipment into production, while driving assigned projects and improvements with ownership.

Key Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience. Or Masters Degree with 0+ years of experience.

  • Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on experience supporting manufacturing equipment, tools, fixtures, and electro-mechanical assemblies.

  • Ability to analyze process issues, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and manage multiple priorities with limited day-to-day oversight.

  • Working knowledge of manufacturing engineering principles, process development, production support, engineering documentation, manufacturing instructions, and change-control processes.

  • Experience in low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments, preferably involving capital equipment.

  • Familiarity with motors, sensors, mechanical-system integration, design transfer, or production implementation activities.

  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, root-cause analysis, DMAIC, inspection methods, test processes, process validation, and regulated manufacturing practices is preferred.

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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. 

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Benefits & Compensation

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 49,920.00 EUR - 74,880.00 EUR |

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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