Manufacturing Engineer I - Warsaw, IN

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 May 2026 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. A Day in the Life The Manufacturing Engineer I will be based at Medtronic’s Warsaw, Indiana site – part of a long standing manufacturing hub often referred to as the Orthopedic Capital of the World. The Warsaw campus is a cornerstone of Medtronic’s orthopedic and cranial/spinal technologies manufacturing, producing highly regulated, life changing medical devices in a fast paced production environment. In this role, you will partner closely with production, quality, and operations teams to support daily manufacturing activities, drive process improvements, and ensure products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and in compliance with Medtronic and regulatory standards. This is an excellent opportunity for an early career engineer to build a strong foundation in medical device manufacturing within a collaborative, engineering driven site. The Manufacturing Engineer I will be supported by experienced engineers and leaders, gaining hands on exposure to continuous improvement, process optimization, and cross functional problem solving. Your work will directly contribute to products that alleviate pain, restore health, and improve patient outcomes around the world. 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 a minimum of 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. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Provides on-going shop floor support for all machining, metal finishing and assembly methods for assigned product lines. Partner with Project Engineer and determine Make vs. Buy decisions. Participate in print review, partner with Quality Engineering on determining gages and measurement procedures. May determine appropriate machine platform for product and review any necessary capital equipment requirements. Creates conceptual designs for fixtures, gages and special cutting tools. May conduct tool design reviews with Tooling Team personnel, purchasing personnel and outside tool suppliers. May determine outsourcing decisions as appropriate. Completes activities of the change control policy and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system in accordance with Medtronic Corporate CAPA system. Completes activities of Lean Sigma projects and process improvements. May represent Warsaw on new product launch activities and transfer of product. Initiates drawing changes with the product design engineer to improve manufacturing quality and reduce costs. May provide tooling selection input in partnership with the CNC Programmer to ensure existing tool maps. Troubleshoots CNC programming problems on the production floor. Coordinates necessary program changes with the appropriate CNC Programmer. Provides technical support to purchasing personnel and suppliers by interpreting product drawings, initiating the development of manufacturing drawings and resolving technical production problems. Proactively execute and support development of validation/qualifications studies. Determine strategy with appropriate teams and ensure that groups are involved early on in the needs of the engineering group. Responsible for the investigation of change requests received in the Manufacturing Engineering department, their rejection or approval, development and implementation of any process changes and proper documentation of any such changes. Working with the appropriate groups; maintains manufacturing process sheets for all machining, assembly, and finishing operations. Makes appropriate changes in manufacturing methods, processes and Manufacturing Process Planning documentation when dictated by engineering drawing changes. Documents all changes through the appropriate change control system. Resolves technical production problems on assigned product lines in machining, metal finishing and assembly operations working with shop employees and quality personnel. Coordinates entry of all master data for assigned product lines. This may include Purchase Requests, Capital Appropriation Request, Inventory Approval Forms, Material Masters, Bills of Material, routings, production versions, work centers, and document information records. Coordinates update of production order data as needed Initiates improvements in current manufacturing methods and processes to improve part quality, schedule performance and to reduce manufacturing costs. Trains shop employees on improvements to manufacturing methods, products and new production equipment