Posted:
7/1/2025, 11:35:16 PM
Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ Santa Ana, California, United States
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level
Field(s):
Product
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.
Careers that Change Lives
A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.
Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day.
Our Purpose
At our Structural Heart & Aortic Advanced Manufacturing (AME) Engineering team in Santa Ana, Medtronic, plc, we focus designing and developing cutting-edge technologies for the manufacture of bioprosthetic heart valve in the Cardiovascular Portfolio. Our Engineers are directly involved in the development of innovative products and processes for use in medical procedures.
Come for a job, stay for a career!
A Day in the Life
As an engineer you will actively participate in all areas of new product development for bovine and porcine heart valves, including the following: Technology Development & Advancement, Process Development, Mechanization & Semi Automation, Vendor Management & Project Management.
Process Technologies:
You will support teams driving technology innovation with emphasis on improving quality, technical rigor and developing state-of-the-art mechanized and semi-automated systems.
Support feasibility or proof of principle studies that explore new process technologies and evaluate its potential for application to bioprosthetic heart valve manufacturing.
Analyze results and make recommendations.
Process Development
You will use Design, Reliability & Manufacturability methodology (DRM), and 3-D drawing to develop best in class processes and manufacturing lines for the manufacture of our heart valve product ranges.
You will support process development, characterization, and validation (IQ, OQ, PQ) activities to support new product introduction.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, primarily R&D, Operations and Quality, to define, execute, and deliver on New Product Development requirements.
You will compile, document, and present all learnings to project and functional teams e.g., Technical Reviews, Design Reviews, Project Dashboards, process Development reports.
You will participate in functional initiatives that support the continuous improvement of the Process Development organization.
Process Transfer:
Support activities that are required for transfer of pilot line/ developed processes during product development phase to commercial operations. Such activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Transfer Plan: Support the development and implementation of transfer plan activities. Ensure pilot line transfer, process transfer, and/or process technology are implemented efficiently and effectively into commercial production or receiving site.
Qualification and Validation: Generate and execute plans for equipment qualification and process validation. Develop plans to evaluate process capability. Support test method development and validation where needed.
Production Support and Trouble Shooting: Provide engineering support to manufacturing operation on routine basis. Investigate and address product related issues arising on the pilot line and production line following process transfer.
Key Skills & Experience
Bachelor of Science Degree in a related engineering discipline (i.e., mechanical, biomedical, industrial, materials science)
2+ years in manufacturing environment and/or product/process development
Dynamic team player and can work effectively and proactively on cross functional teams.
Knowledge of medical device processes with a good understanding of product and process design.
Good communicator and fluent in English, with a high level of enthusiasm and motivation.
Good organizational, presentation and project management skills are desirable.
Nice to Have
Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking experience
Solid understanding of statistical techniques and analysis
Experience with designing tooling/fixture design and qualification
Experience with Solidworks
Previous experience working in and/or designing for a clean room environment
Experience with cardiovascular and/or tissue-based products
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
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.
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.
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.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
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 95,000+ 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.
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Website: https://www.medtronic.com/
Headquarter Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1979
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Health Care ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Medical Device