We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Mar 2025
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 anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 March 2025.
The Medtronic Memphis Airways site is a dynamic and innovative facility dedicated to advancing medical technology and improving patient outcomes. Located in the heart of Memphis, this site is a hub for cutting-edge manufacturing and engineering, playing a crucial role in the production of life-saving medical devices. The Memphis Airways site is known for its state-of-the-art facilities, collaborative work environment, and commitment to excellence.
We’re looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Manufacturing Engineer I to join our team at the Memphis Airways site. As a Manufacturing Engineer I, you will be responsible for supporting the manufacturing processes, ensuring product quality, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to the development of innovative medical devices that make a difference in patients’ lives.

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 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.
• Source, purchase, make plans and schedules for the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods, and related material through production and inventory processes.
• Ensure production, warehouse, and engineering personnel executes appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services.
• Foster strategic initiatives, relationships, and communications with manufacturing and key suppliers to confirm production/shipping schedules and monitored open purchase orders for all orders to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Analyze and influence material master data at the plant levels to support BOM, routings, and other production functions.
• Maintain purchase order status and shipment tracking information in SAP systems.
• Organize and update project timelines, ensuring milestones are on track.
• Schedule meetings with stakeholders and team members.
• Assign and track task progress using project management tools
• Draft and send project updates to stakeholders.
• Participate in daily or weekly check-ins to track progress.
• Support cross-functional teams in aligning tasks with project goals.
• Maintain efficiency by following up on pending action items.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree with 0+ years of relevant experience

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.

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance , Health Savings Account , Healthcare Flexible Spending Account , Life insurance, Long-term disability leave , Dependent daycare spending account , Tuition assistance/reimbursement , and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match , Short-term disability , Paid time off , Paid holidays , Employee Stock Purchase Plan , Employee Assistance Program , Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) , and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act

• 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.
• Source, purchase, make plans and schedules for the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods, and related material through production and inventory processes.
• Ensure production, warehouse, and engineering personnel executes appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services.
• Foster strategic initiatives, relationships, and communications with manufacturing and key suppliers to confirm production/shipping schedules and monitored open purchase orders for all orders to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Analyze and influence material master data at the plant levels to support BOM, routings, and other production functions.
• Maintain purchase order status and shipment tracking information in SAP systems.
• Organize and update project timelines, ensuring milestones are on track.
• Schedule meetings with stakeholders and team members.
• Assign and track task progress using project management tools
• Draft and send project updates to stakeholders.
• Participate in daily or weekly check-ins to track progress.
• Support cross-functional teams in aligning tasks with project goals.
• Maintain efficiency by following up on pending action items