Process Engineer - Senior

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Medtronic’s Tempe, Arizona Microelectronic Solutions location is looking for a Senior Process Remediation Engineer who will provide support for the 24x7 Hybrid Manufacturing organization.

Medtronic is intensely focused on creating a workplace environment which reflects our standing as the world’s top medical device company. The person that takes this role will be expected to play an active role in supporting the sustaining and continuous improvement activities within the Hybrid Manufacturing Process Engineering organization.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business. The candidate will have a general working knowledge of PWB micro-electronics packaging manufacturing technologies and demonstrate an ability to apply problem solving skills and pragmatic thinking while working in a high paced team-oriented environment.

A Day in the Life

The focus for this role will be to lead the Process Validation Remediation efforts in alignment with the overall site FDA readiness activities. The selected candidate will have general/broad understanding of FDA compliance requirements and exposure to audits from regulated agencies.

The selected candidate will provide hands-on and technical support including process equipment maintenance and calibration, root cause identification, installation, modification, upgrades, programming and qualification of equipment and processes to understand and improve equipment performance and process reliability. The candidate will work with engineering staff to develop programs and execute procedures on a wide variety of PWB manufacturing equipment. Respond in a positive manner to pressures caused by changing priorities. Communicate effectively through written technical reports and verbal interaction. Collaborate in a team environment with other technicians and engineers and lead problem solving activities through the application of DMAIC principles

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience

• Experience in performing/leading IQ/OQ/PQ & Gage R&R studies
• Process characterization and optimization using DOE methodology; FMEA experience required; Set up the control charts and make control plan; utilize FMEA risk assessment to design/improve the process to reduce risks;
• Experience with use of statistical process control and data analysis tools.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant microfabrication/ SMT experience
• Work with operations to determine sources of variability, equipment downtime, and yield improvements, and put plans in place to positively impact overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Set up the control charts and make control plan; utilize FMEA risk assessment to design/improve the process to reduce risks;
• Knowledge of micro-electronic packaging manufacturing technologies and equipment and processes including Die Attach, Wirebond, Transfer Mold, Direct Chip Attach, solder paste and reflow processes, PWB final sizing technologies including mechanical Rout/De-panel, Wet Saw Singulation and Excise, and dimensional verification using optical metrologies for packaging assembly.

About Medtronic


Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)