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Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Mystic, CT
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Mystic, Connecticut, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Medtronic INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles16 certified filings for “Principal Manufacturing Engineer” (Industrial Engineers) in MA: $103k–$126k, median $118k. Most were filed at wage level III (45%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Oct 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 Manufacturing Engineer plays a critical role in supporting manufacturing operations at Medtronic's Mystic, CT site. In this role, you will partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Facilities, Maintenance, and EHS teams to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production operations. As a key engineering resource supporting both chemical processing and manual assembly operations, you will provide technical leadership for equipment troubleshooting, process improvements, validation activities, and manufacturing projects that directly impact product quality, operational performance, and business results. Working within a small and highly collaborative engineering team, this position offers the opportunity to take on broad responsibilities and make a meaningful impact across the site. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will lead and support continuous improvement initiatives, manage validation and process improvement projects, maintain manufacturing documentation and procedures, and help drive solutions to complex operational challenges. The successful candidate will combine strong technical problem-solving skills with initiative, learning agility, and the ability to work independently while partnering effectively across functions to support the manufacture of products that improve patient outcomes around the world. This position is located in Mystic, CT and follows a five (5) day onsite work model. No travel is required. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. • Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling. • Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout. • Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. • Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. • May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. • Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. • Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques. • Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. • Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations. Requires Qualifications • Bachelor's degree and 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. Preferred Qualifications • Experience supporting manufacturing operations in a production environment. • Experience troubleshooting manufacturing equipment, processes, or production-related issues. • Experience leading or supporting equipment qualifications, process validations, or engineering change initiatives. • Experience