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About this Senior Process Engineer - North Haven, CT role at Medtronic

Medtronic · Onsite · North Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 Sep 2026


 

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.

A Day in the Life

The Senior Process Engineer is responsible for providing support for multiple product families related to safety, quality, service, product cost, process improvements, and customer feedback across chemical, extrusion, textile, and biomedical manufacturing processes. This role leads and participates in cross-functional teams to achieve project goals, support continuous improvement initiatives, and drive manufacturing performance.

Based at Medtronic's North Haven, Connecticut campus, a major manufacturing and engineering site supporting Surgical Innovations products, the Senior Process Engineer serves as a technical expert for production equipment and manufacturing processes. The role also supports new products transitioning from R&D into manufacturing, helping ensure successful product launch, operational readiness, and long-term manufacturing sustainability.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

         

         

The Senior Process Engineer will:

  • Support the day-to-day manufacturing of absorbable and non-absorbable sutures, including polymer development, crystallization, purification, extrusion, annealing, and textile manufacturing processes.

  • Lead cross-functional teams and projects using project management tools to plan, track, and deliver technical, operational, and financial objectives.

  • Provide technical expertise for the specification, procurement, installation, qualification, validation, troubleshooting, and training of chemical, polymer extrusion, textile, and biomedical manufacturing processes and equipment.

  • Identify and lead opportunities to improve process and equipment capability, reliability, and manufacturing efficiency through data analysis, statistical methods, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Support new product development, quality improvement, product integration, and capital equipment projects.

  • Execute engineering qualifications and process validations, including IQ/OQ/PQ activities, to support manufacturing, compliance, and operational objectives.

  • Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Planning, Safety, and other cross-functional teams to investigate production and field issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.

  • Manage engineering change notices, BOM creation and maintenance, ERP/SPAC system activities, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineering staff.

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Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience

  • OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience

  • OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience

  • Experience applying statistical methods and science-based decision making to design experiments and implement process improvements.

  • Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a manufacturing, engineering, or product development environment.

  • Experience working on cross-functional teams to deliver technical projects and business objectives.

  • Experience using Minitab for data analysis and problem solving.

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Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in the medical device industry.

  • Experience with Design for Reliability (DFR), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and/or Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

  • Experience supporting absorbable polymer products or technologies.

  • Experience with polymer development and manufacturing, fiber extrusion, textile manufacturing, and/or material characterization.

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

  • Bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical, Mechanical, Bio-Medical Engineering, or related

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: 


Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. 


Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. 


If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. 


If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. 

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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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$103,200.00 - $154,800.00

 

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

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.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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.

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How this Process Engineer salary compares

This role pays $129,000/yr — in line with the typical range for Process Engineer roles.

$80,220 median $119,041 $170,329

Typical range $96,957–$146,000/yr, from 757 comparable Process Engineer listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Process Engineer salary insights →

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