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
A career at Medtronic is like no other. We're purposeful. We're committed. And we're driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It's no accident - we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it's the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

This position will have a hybrid work schedule, being on-site 2-3 days per week.

In this exciting role as a Packaging Engineer II, you will be responsible for the design and development of new package systems for sterile medical devices, responsibility for ensuring medical device packaging meets or exceeds requirements for end user functionality, safety, manufacturability, sustainability and business and program objectives. Through collaboration with health care providers, internal cross functional groups, program management and packaging team members; you will establish design requirements, and performance and business criteria. You will work as the lead package engineer development packaging and collaborating with R&D, operations, suppliers, and others, to design, develop, validate and integrate package systems into operations.

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

• Identifies and prioritizes opportunities to create significant end user, patient and business value through packaging and drives implementation of those opportunities.


• Designs, develops, and tests a wide variety of containers used for the protection, display, and handling of products.


• Determines packaging specifications according to the nature of the product, cost limitations, legal requirements, and the type of protection required, considering need for resistance to such external variables as moisture, corrosive chemicals, temperature variations, light, heat, rough handling, and tampering.


• Designs package exteriors considering such factors as product identification, sales appeal, aesthetic quality, printing and production techniques.


• Responsibilities may include documentation management and/or coordination of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and may support prototype line development in manufacturing facilities/plants.


• Develops and implements designs and processes that optimize manufacturability and barrier performance while lowering cost and risk.


• Develops package concepts, creates prototypes, plans and executes feasibility and design characterization studies.


• Utilize knowledge of FDA, ISO, and EN requirements related to packaging and labeling.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelors' degree in Engineering, BioMedical Science, Packaging or Technical field.


• Minimum of 2+ years of relevant work experience in Medical device packaging, R&D, manufacturing or field technical support OR Advanced degree with a minimum of 0+ years in Medical device packaging, R&D, manufacturing or field technical support.


• Familiarity with FDA and EU quality assurance requirements for design and manufacturing.


• Ability to travel up to 15%, both domestic and international.

Nice to Have

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following skills, experiences, and certifications:

• 2-3 years use of mechanical design (SolidWorks, PTC or other), statistical analysis (MatLab, MiniTab or other)


• Knowledgeable in ISO, ASTM, ISTA standards and test methods related to packaging.


• Experience with terminally sterilized package design, materials, sealing methods, operating room procedures and sterilization methods.


• Solid proficiency in MS applications.


• 2-3 years' experience with trans-catheter therapies and related devices


• Experience with Design for Lean Sigma (DFLS), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), process development and design of experiments (DOE) methodology.


• Experience with Design Verification and Process Validation.


• Use of FEA and prototyping techniques.


• Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) preferred.


• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

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):$88,000.00 - $132,000.00

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).

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.

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