Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Minneapolis

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 1 Aug 2026 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** Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey. Our ENT operating unit provides innovative technologies for sinus, otology, neurotology, head & neck, skull base, and airway care. With advanced instruments, image-guided systems, and implants, we enhance precision, safety, and efficiency, supporting clinicians with education and clinical guidance to improve patient outcomes. Check us out on LinkedIn: [Medtronic ENT](https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/medtronic-ent2/posts/?feedView=all) In this dynamic role as a Manufacturing Engineer, you will have the responsibility to represent the Operations team and effectively execute new or ongoing project tasks related to your role. You will leverage a cross-functional team to execute and drive the timely completion of tasks across project types, including gross margin initiatives, regulatory requirements, process improvements, and more. We are looking for a team member who is self-driven, detail-oriented, analytical, organized, confident, and an effective communicator. Leads recurring cross-functional team meetings to track project task execution related to the role. Prepares agenda, facilitates discussion, takes and distributes meeting minutes. Monitors known risks and escalates both technical and logistical roadblocks. Facilitate working sessions among core team members. 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 4 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 and other duties may be assigned. - Designs manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling. - Designs the arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure the most efficient and productive layout. - Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. - Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. - May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. - Inspects the performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action for problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. - Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques. - Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. - Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations. **Required Knowledge and Experience:** - Requires a Baccalaureate degree - Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience **Nice to Have:** - Experience working in medical d…