Materials Engineer II - Extrusion at Medtronic in Danvers, Massachusetts

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 22 Nov 2024

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 believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result -and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions - we're a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare.

In this role as a Materials Engineer II - Extrusion, you will participate in projects/tasks to meet the operational objectives of our Extrusion department at Medtronic's Danvers, MA site. You will be responsible for implementing innovations for continuous improvement and cost savings initiatives, as well as source new and improved extrusion and braiding manufacturing methods for their application and/or adaptation to flexible composite medical device profiles.

As the Materials Engineer II, you will:

• Manage specific individual project schedules. Lead cross-functional teams on operations-based projects.


• Order, implement and qualify process equipment and tooling.


• Devise and implement cost savings proposals related to extrusion process and workflow improvements.


• Provide process engineering support for production problems and development runs. Perform root cause investigation and implement corrective actions required as a part of non-conformance report.


• Represent extrusion concerns at material review board meetings.


• Author and institute written technical specifications through document control system for new and existing processes.


• Deploy Lean 6 Sigma methodology to solve and implement production improvement projects.


• Implement process refinements that will produce faster, shorter manufacturing cycles concurrent with the acquisition and turnover of equipment to keep pace with capacity requirements.


• Seek out inefficiencies in the existing operation and device solutions that can be translated into tangible cost savings.


• Work with development teams to incorporate new process and material ideas into new product opportunities.


• Originate validation and qualification protocols as well as engineering specifications to transfer processes into production.


• Investigate new applications to leverage existing technologies.


• Collaborate with Team Engineers to develop product line extensions and new product concepts to release to production.


• Perform and maintain rheological characterization program to shorten materials selection process and benchmark melt properties.


• Source and acquire lab testing instrumentation to perform thermal and mechanical analyses of compounded resins and post-extruded samples.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 2+ years of extrusion process/project engineering experience, OR, advanced degree with 0 years of experience.


• Technical background in Plastics Machinery and/or processing

Nice to Have

• MS in Plastics Engineering


• Experience in a medical device setting


• 2-5 years' experience in an ISO13485/GMP environment


• Six Sigma, Constraint Management and Lean Manufacturing experience


• Documented success rate of new product launch contributions and/or completed capital projects managed on time and on budget

• Proven success in Project Management

• Capacity modeling

• Team dynamic skills (communication, accountability, decision-making, feedback, meeting management, managing conflict)

• DOE, SPC, FMEA, GMP, QSR

• Computer literate

• Strong statistical skills (basic and minimal advanced statistics)

• Knowledge of statistical software

• Technical writing skills


• Verbal, written and presentation skills

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.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$82,400 - $123,600

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).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here .

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.