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A Day in the Life

Medtronic

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Our Purpose

We are seeking a Senior Principal Product Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to provide senior technical leadership in the development and scaling of advanced manufacturing solutions for next-generation medical-device products. The role combines expertise in manufacturing engineering, product industrialisation, supply chain, procurement, logistics, pilot-line creation and manufacturability to enable robust product introduction from concept through pilot build and into sustained production.

The successful candidate will partner closely with R&D, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement and external suppliers to embed manufacturability in product design, establish capable pilot lines, qualify manufacturing processes and build a resilient end-to-end supply chain.

The role will be based at the Mervue Campus in Galway, Ireland.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

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

• Lead the design, development and implementation of advanced manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Drive pilot-line creation, including line layout, equipment selection, process-flow definition and readiness for transfer to production.
• Translate product-design intent into scalable, cost-effective and compliant manufacturing solutions, partnering early with design-engineering teams to embed manufacturability throughout product development.
• Evaluate product designs for process capability, assembly efficiency, material availability, testability and scalability.
• Provide technical leadership in supply-chain planning for prototype, pilot and production materials, collaborating with procurement and planning teams on sourcing strategy, purchasing execution and material availability.
• Support supplier selection, qualification and development for critical components and manufacturing inputs, while ensuring logistics readiness for material flow, shipment planning, inventory positioning and transport needs.
• Develop and validate manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures and test methods, including process characterisation, capability studies and risk mitigation.
• Lead cross-functional teams through new-product introduction, process transfer and manufacturing scale-up.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action for process, material, supplier and logistics-related issues.
• Identify and lead continuous-improvement initiatives to improve quality, cost, lead time, throughput and supply continuity.

Key Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain or a related technical field.
• Bachelor's degree with 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in advanced manufacturing, manufacturing engineering or industrialisation within a regulated or complex manufacturing environment, including pilot-line creation, process development and scale-up to production.
• Strong background in manufacturability, design for manufacture and cross-functional product industrialisation.
• Experience collaborating with supply chain, purchasing, planning and logistics functions, with proven ability to manage technical risk, supplier interfaces and production-readiness activities.
• Strong working knowledge of process validation, quality systems and manufacturing documentation.
• Excellent communication, technical leadership, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in medical devices, healthcare, electronics or another highly regulated industry is desirable.
• Experience with automation or semi-automation, fixtures, tooling, test development, ERP/MRP systems, supplier qualification, international logistics or material-flow optimisation is advantageous.
• Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, APQP, PFMEA, DOE and capability analysis, with experience leading complex new-product introduction or process-transfer programmes, is desirable.

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. 

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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.
 

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