Principal Mechanical Engineer (Manufacturing Process) - Surgical

About the role

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer for its Mervue Campus in Galway, Ireland, to provide technical leadership for the development, characterization, validation and production readiness of manufacturing and assembly processes for complex precision electromechanical surgical products. The role owns the manufacturing-process solution, linking product design, component variation, assembly methods, process parameters and product performance, and leads the transfer of processes from lab and pilot line to Manufacturing.

Key responsibilities

• Own manufacturing and assembly process development across several product lines, from lab development and pilot-line builds through validated Manufacturing release and ramp-up.
• Translate product requirements and design intent into process flows, assembly concepts, operating windows, acceptance criteria and control strategies.
• Lead lab and pilot-line builds, DOE, process characterization, optimization, capability studies and structured technical investigations.
• Maintain process risk and control documentation, including process flows, PFMEA, control plans, work instructions and engineering evidence.
• Lead process verification and validation, including IQ/OQ/PQ, and ensure processes consistently meet quality and performance requirements.
• Partner with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering to set up the pilot line, defining equipment, tooling, fixtures, automation, inspection and cell integration.
• Lead process transfer into Manufacturing, including validation, training, documentation, issue resolution, ramp-up and stabilization.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics or a related discipline, with 7 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing, characterizing and validating manufacturing processes for precision mechanical or electromechanical products.
• Experience improving manufacturing performance through yield, capability, cycle time, repeatability, scrap and stability improvements.
• Experience leading complex technical workstreams across Product Design, Quality, Operations, suppliers and equipment-development teams.
• Precision mechanisms (motors, geartrains, bearings, brakes, encoders, adhesives, controlled assembly) and medical-device experience are desirable.

Required skills

• Mechanical design, GD&T, tolerance analysis and component variation.
• DOE, process characterization, capability analysis, PFMEA, SPC, MSA and process validation.
• Structured root-cause analysis and translating engineering evidence into process controls and production documentation.

What we offer

• Salary range in Ireland of 81,120 to 121,680 EUR, depending on experience, skills and qualifications.
• Eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• A wide range of benefits and resources.