Job description
Careers that Change Lives
This position is an exciting and new opportunity that is currently part of Medtronic and will move to a to-be-named company we are calling “NewCo”. NewCo will be an independent company with equal partners, Medtronic & DaVita. It will be established in calendar 2023 as a new company (NewCo) formed from Medtronic’s Renal Care Solutions Operating Unit focused on providing innovative technologies to support kidney care patients. While you will start your employment with Medtronic, upon establishment of NewCo your employment will transfer to NewCo and you will no longer be employed by Medtronic.
NewCo is uniquely poised to transform renal care and dialysis, building on Medtronic’s innovation and technology pipeline. The business will have the singular focus, financial commitment, deep domain expertise, and global footprint needed to accelerate the development and commercialization of affordable and scalable life-saving renal care technologies — particularly our transformative home dialysis platform technologies.
In this exciting role as the Sr Tooling and molding Engineer, you will be responsible for the management of injection mold tool build programs, overseeing the complete program management from part concept through to full-scale production working with cross-functional teams. You will establish and manage a supply base for high-quality SPI class 101, 102, & 103 injection mold tools as well as highly qualified medical device molding suppliers. You will be responsible for troubleshooting molding and tooling issues and resolve in a timely manner.
Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident – we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.
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A Day in the Life
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Manage injection mold tool build programs from concept through to production.
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Audit injection mold tool builders throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia
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Apply design for manufacture mythologies incorporating predictive engineering tools to retire risk at the earliest opportunity.
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Conduct mold design reviews with suppliers to ensure that all company tooling specifications are met.
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Establish injection mold processes using scientific principles such as mold balance experiments, rheology studies, and gate seal experimentation.
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Establish part measurement techniques for mold steel sizing to achieve short-term mold/process capability of 1.33Cpk or better.
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Manage project financials (travel, vendor payments, and capital spend forecasting)
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Key troubleshooter for molding and tooling issues to recover Line Down issues
Must Haves
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Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of 4 years of injection molding experience or OR advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience
Nice to Haves
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7+ years of experience in injection molding, tool-build management preferred.
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Injection mold design background.
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Practical knowledge of mold making and injection molding process.
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Scientific Injection Molding concepts and use
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Understanding of Tolerance Schemes and use for metrology output
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Mold building knowledge including machining tolerances, steels, heat treating, plating, guidance, and stack-up tolerances.
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Working knowledge of problem solving techniques i.e., process map, risk assessment, cause and effect diagram, Pareto analysis etc.
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Proficiency in Project management to include negotiation, budget controls, and documentation
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Must be proficient in Microsoft Project and Minitab
Additional Info :
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Location: USA (Office based or remote or Hybrid)
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Travel: up to 25% (Domestic and International)
Abut 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)
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)
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