Advance Manufacturing Engineer II

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Oct 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.

Medtronic's ENT Operating Unit is dedicated to advancing surgical care through innovative technologies that enhance precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes. With a comprehensive portfolio that includes the StealthStation ENT Navigation System , M4 & M5 Microdebriders and NIM Nerve Monitoring Systems , we empower surgeons with cutting-edge tools for minimally invasive ENT procedures. Beyond technology, we are committed to clinical excellence, offering education, training, and research to support healthcare professionals. By continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation, Medtronic is shaping the future of ENT surgery and improving the quality of life for patients worldwide.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. It's no accident – we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it's the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

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Careers That Change Lives

In this role as a Advance Manufacturing Engineer II within the AME team, you will play a critical role in advancing existing technologies and introducing innovative manufacturing processes. Partnering closely with R&D, Operations, Sourcing, Quality and Global Manufacturing teams, you will lead strategic process development initiatives from concept through implementation, ensuring robust process controls, readiness for high-volume manufacturing, and full regulatory compliance.

As a Advance Manufacturing Engineer II, you will provide engineering support to New Product Introduction team with an emphasis in semi-automation, manual assembly process development to support new product development. You will design and develop all facets of manufacturing production line such as layout, equipment specification/design/procurement, work instruction generation, capacity analysis, process capability, risk assessment .

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

• Design, fabrication, procurement, and installation of manufacturing equipment.
• Characterization of manufacturing process steps with emphasis on Design of Experiments (DOE) to optimize sampling, data collection, and analysis
• Ensure manufacturing processes have adequately demonstrated specified process capabilities through being the Champion for PFMEA, Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA), and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).
• Conduct, coordinate and aid in formal Process Validations/Qualifications including protocol development and execution. Manage technical aspects of new product process development to manufacturing partners.
• Voice of operation feedback from internal customers to ensure stakeholder needs are balanced with business needs, all while maintaining strict adherence to quality.
• Approve and manage design changes and process changes for adherence to Medtronic requirements.
• Ability to work independently, communicate effectively with team members and management.
• Ensures adherence to product specifications, industry standards, and quality and regulatory procedures and requirements. Ensure personal understanding of all quality policy/system items that are personally applicable. Follow all work/quality procedures to ensure quality system compliance and high-quality work.
• Construction of production routers and associated parameters to support production launch
• Provide professional and technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers
• All other duties as assigned.

Location : Jacksonville, FL, USA

• This is an onsite position in located in Jacksonville, FL.

Ability to travel up to : 10%

Must Have (Minimum Requirements)

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor's Degree with minimum 2 years of relevant experience
• OR Master's degree with minimum of 0 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• Ability to lead, work and communicate effectively. Exercises good judgment when communicating to all levels in the business organization.
• Experience with and understanding of Automation / manual Assembly, all kind of welding technologies, solvent bonding, crimping, 3D modeling/printing, Micro-Machining, Molding.
• Knowledge with Six Sigma, DRM and Lean Manufacturing.
• Knowledge with Design Verification and Validation activities
• Effective interaction with personnel at diverse positions within and outside of the organization.
• Value other's ideas and experience working in a team environment.
• Able to work well with a diverse group of people both within the organization as well as with people outside the company.
• Project Management experience or training. Work well under pressure, organized and able to attain results on several projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and experience applying these skills to resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment employing tools such as DMAIC thinking and Root Cause Analysis.
• Well-informed and current on manufacturing methods and equipment.
• A thorough understanding of the product development process and its needs
• Solid problem solving and analytical skills. Ability to define problems, gather data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$81, $122,400.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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.

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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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