Senior Process Engineer - North Haven, CT

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Aug 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 Process Engineer is responsible for providing support for multiple product families related to safety, quality, service, product cost, process improvements, and customer feedback across chemical, extrusion, textile, and biomedical manufacturing processes. This role leads and participates in cross-functional teams to achieve project goals, support continuous improvement initiatives, and drive manufacturing performance. Based at Medtronic's North Haven, Connecticut campus, a major manufacturing and engineering site supporting Surgical Innovations products, the Senior Process Engineer serves as a technical expert for production equipment and manufacturing processes. The role also supports new products transitioning from R&D into manufacturing, helping ensure successful product launch, operational readiness, and long-term manufacturing sustainability. 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 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. The Senior Process Engineer will: Support the day-to-day manufacturing of absorbable and non-absorbable sutures, including polymer development, crystallization, purification, extrusion, annealing, and textile manufacturing processes. Lead cross-functional teams and projects using project management tools to plan, track, and deliver technical, operational, and financial objectives. Provide technical expertise for the specification, procurement, installation, qualification, validation, troubleshooting, and training of chemical, polymer extrusion, textile, and biomedical manufacturing processes and equipment. Identify and lead opportunities to improve process and equipment capability, reliability, and manufacturing efficiency through data analysis, statistical methods, and continuous improvement initiatives. Support new product development, quality improvement, product integration, and capital equipment projects. Execute engineering qualifications and process validations, including IQ/OQ/PQ activities, to support manufacturing, compliance, and operational objectives. Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Planning, Safety, and other cross-functional teams to investigate production and field issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions. Manage engineering change notices, BOM creation and maintenance, ERP/SPAC system activities, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineering staff. ​ Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree with a 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 Experience applying statistical methods and science-based decision making to design experiments and implement process improvements. Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a manufacturing, engineering, or product development environment. Experience working on cross-functional teams to deliver technical projects and business objectives. Experience using Minitab for data analysis and problem solving. ​ Preferred Qualifications Experience in the medical device industry. Experience with Design for Reliability (DFR), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and/or Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Experience supporting absorbable polymer products or technologies. Experience with polymer development and manufactu