Senior Packaging Engineer

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.

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At our Packaging & Labeling (P&L) Engineering Department in Medtronic, plc, we focus on the development of cutting-edge medical device packaging in the Vascular & Implant Therapies Space. Senior R&D P&L Engineers are directly involved in working on the development of innovative packaging for use in medical procedures, as part of the R&D team.

Medtronic Packaging R&D seeks an experienced engineer to focus on all stages of the product development process from concept generation through to commercializing. 

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• Development of packaging components and assemblies for medical devices.
• You will design, develop, analyze, troubleshoot, and provide technical skills during research and / or product development.
• You will participate in sourcing, testing, and approving materials.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on cross-functional, cross-divisional project teams focusing on design, technology and process.
• Develops technical documentation including design specs, input requirements, validations and technical reports in accordance with quality system requirements.
• Supports issue investigations and corrective actions.
• Actively collaborates with Packaging and Labeling peers across Medtronic to identify and implement best practices.
• Utilizes knowledge of FDA and ISO requirements related to packaging and labeling, ensuring robust package validation and qualification.
• Utilize project management skills to gain alignment, lead cross functional teams, and drive continuous improvement projects that focus on “best in class” outcomes.
• Provides guidance, coaching and training to others within packaging engineering team.

• Qualified person to Degree level L8 in Engineering/Science or a related discipline with 4 years of experience or Masters desirably, with 2 years of experience.
• We are looking for individuals with experience in biomedical materials, processing knowledge and medical packaging design procedures. We are looking for individuals with a proven track record in innovative package design, product development and manufacturing. 
• Promotes and practices a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance with laws and policies.
• Collaborates across organizational boundaries.
• Translates complexity into simplicity and articulates crispy and clearly. Creates and communicates clear strategy/plan. Demonstrates good judgement.
• Takes accountability for and delivers consistent decisions, actions and results.
• Be passionate and driven, with the ability to making tough decisions in difficult