We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Apr 2026
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
The Senior Packaging Engineer will play a key role in advancing packaging solutions that support Medtronic's commitment to creating innovative, reliable medical technologies. Based at our Grand Rapids, Michigan site, this role partners closely with cross functional teams across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain to develop and sustain packaging systems that meet regulatory, performance, and patient safety requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
Grand Rapids is a critical Medtronic manufacturing and operations hub, with a strong focus on collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast paced, hands-on environment, influencing packaging strategy for complex medical devices while driving innovation, scalability, and compliance in a high impact healthcare setting.
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 a minimum of 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.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Designs, develops, and tests a wide variety of containers used for the protection, display, and handling of products.
Determinespackaging specifications according to the nature of the product, cost limitations, legal requirements, and the type of protectionrequired, considering need for resistance to such external variables as moisture, corrosive chemicals, temperature variations, light, heat, rough handling, and tampering.
Responsibilities may include documentation management and/or coordination of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), andmay support prototype line development in manufacturing facilities/plants.
? Minimum Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Have
Familiarity with form fill and seal, barsealingand tray sealing
Proficiencywith troubleshooting packaging equipment and sterile barrier review
Ability to work cross functionally in a high-volume production site.
Experience supporting packaging for medical devices in a regulated manufacturing environment (FDA, ISO 11607)
Familiarity with sterile barrier systems and validation activities (e.g., seal integrity, transit testing, shelf life)
Experience collaborating with contract manufacturers or external packaging suppliers
Hands-on experience with packaging materialsselectionand sustainability initiatives
Working knowledge of risk management tools (FMEA) and design controls
Experience supporting packaging changes for sustaining engineering
Proficiencywith packaging-related testing equipment and data analysis
Strong communicationskills with the ability to influence cross-functional partners
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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.?
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life-where your unique background and perspective are valued.
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.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$97,600.00 - $146,400.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)
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
