We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 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

Careers that Change Lives

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We are purposeful. We are committed. And we are 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.

Location: Boulder, Colorado

Onsite: 100%

A Day in the Life

In this role of Manufacturing Project Engineer II, you will be a key driver of capital project initiatives, process improvements, defect reductions, capacity expansion and supplier change qualifications that support the overall production operation. You will work with cross functional teams to meet the needs of the business, facilitating equipment and process design activities, tracking project finances, and providing input to capital plant budget forecast. You will be responsible for driving the projects to meet schedules, providing accurate spend forecasts, and communicating status updates to the leadership team.

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

• Generate capital request justification with financial economic analysis, equipment design and cost.


• Analyze current equipment designs and drive improvements.


• Devise qualification plans and schedules for product changes.


• Report to leadership the project status of key deliverable milestones.


• Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.


• Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure 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 performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of 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.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required


• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 0 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Electrical, Mechanical, or Electromechanical degree


• Medical Device experience


• Experience with equipment development and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)


• Small tooling design and development


• Engineering experience with medical devices


• Design of Experiments (DOE)


• Electro-Mechanical troubleshooting skills


• Verbal, written and presentation skills


• Technical writing skills


• Strong statistical skills using Minitab


• Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing experience preferred


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


• Problem solving and root cause analysis for improvements or non-conformances


• Experience in manufacturing project management


• Experience in medical device manufacturing preferred


• Understands technical documentation and procedures


• Knowledge of drafting standards, fixtures, and tooling a plus


• Proficient in Microsoft Access, Excel, Project, Visio, and Word


• Project Management skills including Gantt charts, tracking financials of projects, updating key stakeholders, coordinating resources, and delivering results against project timelines and budgets


• Experience working with suppliers including managing project deliverables


• Knowledge of capital project budgets including forecasting and quoting a plus


• Experience developing statements of work, project charters, and project plans


• Knowledge of equipment, facility, and process validations


• Working knowledge of and experience in Lean and Six-Sigma methodologies

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):$79,200.00 - $118,800.00

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.