Senior Manufacturing Engineer- 1st Shift

Medtronic

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Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Salary: $102,400–$153,600 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Closes: Jun 17, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 14 roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $160k

This role $128k

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This role pays less than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$185,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $128k versus about $160k for comparable roles.

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About Medtronic

Medtronic plc is the world's largest medical technology company by revenue, specializing in device-based therapies for over 70 health conditions.

Medtronic currently has 54 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $108,800–$163,200 across 53 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Manufacturing Engineer- 1st Shift

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As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Medtronic in Grand Rapids, you will lead manufacturing operations in a clean room environment, collaborating with various teams including R&D and quality assurance to develop efficient production processes. Your daily tasks include optimizing equipment utilization, designing layouts for machining and assembly lines, and ensuring compliance with statistical process control standards. You will also support validation strategies, adapt machinery designs to factory conditions, and ensure that inspection requirements are integrated into production plans. Ideal candidates possess expertise in manufacturing technologies, process improvement techniques like Lean and 6-sigma, and experience with tools such as Minitab and SolidWorks. This role demands a strong background in medical device industry regulations and the ability to drive tangible improvements in manufacturing efficiency and quality.

Skills

Lean Kaizen DMAIC Value Stream Mapping Lean manufacturing PDCA 6-sigma Minitab Solidworks Agile SAP GMP FMEA ISO 13485 FDA requirements

What you'll do

Develop manufacturing processes that adhere to statistical process control standards.
Lead the design and planning of clean room layouts for machining, plastics processing, and assembly.
Provide guidance on equipment utilization and manufacturing techniques to junior engineers.
Support validation strategy execution and adapt machine designs to factory conditions.
Ensure inspection requirements are specified in production Control Plans with suppliers.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
Expertise in lean manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts.
Proficiency in process improvement techniques like Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen.
Ability to validate manufacturing strategies and execute validation plans effectively.
Knowledge of regulatory compliance for medical devices (e.g., FDA requirements).
Experience with statistical analysis tools such as Minitab and Gage RR Statistics.

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