Job Description
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
We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer, a true hands-on engineer who can bring a system-level perspective, to join our Process Development team. In this role, you will lead the development, optimization, and scale-up of manufacturing processes, partnering closely with R&D, Quality, and Operations, go Gemba, to deliver robust, compliant and effective solutions. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, a continuous improvement mindset, and experience supporting products from early development through commercialization in a regulated environment.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
Lead process development, technology transfer, and validation activities in compliance with regulatory and quality requirements
Partner cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to ensure robust and manufacturable process development
Develop and execute process experiments (DOE), analyze data, and apply statistical methods to improve capability and yield
Identify and implement continuous improvement, cost reduction, and risk mitigation initiatives
Author and review technical documentation, including process specifications, protocols and reports
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, technicians and operators
Support investigations, root cause analysis, and resolution of process-related issues
Required Knowledge and Experience
Strong knowledge of manufacturing process development, characterization, and scale-up in a regulated environment. Application drive, pragmatic engineering background
Hands-on experience with process validation methodologies (IQ/OQ/PQ) and technology transfer
Solid understanding of Design for Manufacturing and Reliability (DRM) and risk management tools (e.g., FMEA). Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methods
Proficiency in statistical analysis and data-driven decision making (DOE, SPC, capability analysis)
Working knowledge of quality systems and regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA QSR, ISO 13485)
Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and process requirements
Strong cross-functional communication and technical leadership skills
Strong know-how on materials engineering, materials science and capability to connect chemical, mechanical, and electrochemical phenomena to industry applications
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.
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.
Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Switzerland: 111,200.00 CHF - 166,800.00 CHF |
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here