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A Day in the Life

At Medtronic plc, the Senior Packaging Engineer will play a key role in New Product Introduction (NPI) by designing, developing, qualifying, and implementing sterile packaging solutions for innovative medical devices within the Cardiovascular portfolio. This position supports the full product development lifecycle—from concept and feasibility through verification/validation and commercialization—to ensure packaging solutions meet the highest standards of performance and regulatory compliance.

The role focuses on delivering packaging systems that protect advanced medical technologies while ensuring patient safety, usability, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and seamless integration into global manufacturing and distribution processes. Working cross-functionally with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supplier Engineering, and Operations, the Senior Packaging Engineer will influence material selection, test method development, and packaging process readiness, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.

Through this work, the Senior Packaging Engineer directly contributes to Medtronic’s mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape packaging strategy for life-saving cardiovascular devices and to drive continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence across packaging development activities.

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A Day in The Life Of:

As our Senior Packaging Engineer, key responsibilities will include:

• Developing sterile packaging components and assemblies for cardiovascular medical devices, ensuring robust, compliant, and sustainable designs that support NPI and commercialization
• Serving as a subject matter expert on cross-functional project teams, providing guidance on packaging design, materials, manufacturing processes, and risk management
• Supporting verification, validation, and implementation of packaging systems through test method development, execution of protocols, and data-driven qualification
• Collaborating with Packaging and Labelling peers across Medtronic to share best practices and implement innovative technologies and materials
• Providing technical support for manufacturing initiatives, addressing packaging-related issues, optimizing processes, and supporting technology transfers
• Investigating issues, driving corrective and preventive actions, and generating high-quality technical documentation in accordance with regulatory and quality system requirements
• Leading and influencing cross-functional teams using strong project management skills while mentoring and supporting the development of junior engineers

Key Skills & Experience

• Minimum Level 8 bachelor’s degree required in Engineering/Science or related discipline with 4+ years’ experience OR Master's with 2 years
• Experience in biomedical materials, material processing, and medical device packaging design, with a proven track record in innovative package development and manufacturing support
• Strong understanding of sterile barrier systems, verification/validation, and regulatory/quality system requirements for medical device packaging
• Demonstrates integrity, sound judgment, and a strong commitment to ethics, compliance, and high-quality decision-making
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, able to work effectively across functions and simplify complex technical information
• Accountable, driven, and capable of making confident decisions in challenging or fast-paced situations

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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. 

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.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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 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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here