Sr Prin Manufacturing Engineer

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 Villalba Manufacturing site supports the development, transfer, and commercialization of medical device technologies through advanced manufacturing engineering, process development, and operational excellence. The engineering organization partners closely with global technical teams across product design, reliability, tooling, equipment development, and manufacturing technology to bring new products from concept through high-volume production while ensuring quality, compliance, and process capability. This position is based onsite in Villalba, Puerto Rico. The role serves as a key technical liaison between the Villalba site and Medtronic's global engineering network, driving knowledge transfer, technology adoption, and manufacturing innovation. Occasional travel may be required to support global initiatives, technical reviews, and cross-functional collaboration.                     The Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer provides advanced technical leadership in the design, development, validation, and optimization of manufacturing processes for new and existing products. This role translates product concepts into scalable, predictable, and reliable manufacturing solutions while serving as a technical expert and mentor for engineering teams. The position is responsible for leading complex engineering initiatives, resolving technical challenges, and collaborating across multiple functional and organizational teams to support product commercialization and manufacturing excellence.   Primary Responsibilities • Lead the development and implementation of manufacturing processes from product concept through commercial production. • Design and optimize manufacturing methods, equipment, tooling, and production layouts to improve efficiency, quality, and throughput. • Drive complex technical problem-solving activities involving process performance, equipment reliability, and product quality. • Collaborate with global engineering teams to transfer technologies, align manufacturing strategies, and support new product development initiatives. • Develop and implement statistical process control methodologies to monitor and improve process capability. • Evaluate manufacturing equipment and processes, identify deficiencies, and implement corrective and preventive actions. • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to engineers across multiple experience levels. • Ensure manufacturing processes comply with quality system requirements, regulatory standards, and site procedures.   Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience OR Master's degree in Engineering with 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience OR PhD in Engineering with 6+ years of manufacturing engineering experience. • Experience leading manufacturing process development and commercialization activities in a regulated industry. • Experience with process validation, process optimization, and statistical process control methodologies. • Experience leading complex technical investigations and cross-functional engineering projects. • Experience supporting manufacturing equipment, tooling, and production systems.   Preferred Qualifications • Experience using SolidWorks for product, tooling, or equipment d