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A Day in the Life
As a Sr. Packaging Engineer at MEIC, you will collaborate closely with Regulatory and cross-functional teams to support EUMDR remediation activities, including gap assessments, packaging specification updates, and pallet impact assessments to ensure compliance with global regulatory standards. Responsibilities also include documentation management, coordination of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and driving cross-functional alignment on packaging-related remediation deliverables.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work independently under limited supervision to design and develop packaging solutions for medical devices including sterile & non-sterile packaging.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams — including R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and labelling — to define, develop, and finalize packaging specifications that meet compliance requirements.
- Execute packaging qualification, verification, validation, and implementation of package solutions in accordance with Industrial standards (ISO 11607- 1 and ISO 11607 -2) and quality system requirements (EUMDR).
- Manage and execute engineering change processes and documentation, including EC routings for packaging specifications, verification and testing protocols, validation plans, and technical waivers related to packaging.
- Hands-on experience with CAD software like Creo or SolidWorks, and artwork software such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw.
- Skillful in using Project Management techniques and tools to execute multiple projects and ensure delivery excellence for Quality, cost and time.
- Experienced in leading and participating in cross-functional project reviews and interactions.
- Coordinate packaging design, documentation, and process transfers between manufacturing sites to ensure consistency and compliance.
- Support validation, training, and communication efforts to enable smooth site transfer with minimal disruption.
Must-Have:
- Bachelor’s degree (Packaging Engineering) with minimum of 8 to 12 years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
- Interpret and draft packaging material qualification and testing documentation in accordance with relevant packaging test standards such as ASTM D4169, ASTM F88, and ASTM F1980
- Knowledge of production methods with respect to Packaging industries.
- Hands on expertise in executing EUMDR remediation, packaging qualification and transfers projects.
- Proven experience in identify and implement opportunities to optimize packaging designs and materials to reduce costs while maintaining quality and compliance.
- Ability to prepare written Protocols, Reports, and no-test rationales.
- Well versed with MS Office tools (Excels, presentations, Word).
- Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to evaluate and implement cost-effective packaging solutions.
- Knowledge of artwork and labelling creation and revisions for product packaging.
- PLM (Windhchill, Agile)
- Minitab experience with regression analysis, two-sample t-tests, and equivalence testing.
Desired Qualifications:
- Good documentation and presentation skills.
- Ability to plan and document projects effectively.
- Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects by way of good organizational skills.
- Knowledge of Medical Device packaging Standards (EU MDR,ASTM,ISO)
- Knowledge of Medical Device packaging/EUMDR
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.This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
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
