Engineering Manager
Medtronic · Danvers, MA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $178k–$213k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Medtronic (medical devices) in Danvers, MA. Develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems standards in extrusion and assembly manufacturing pertaining to materials, techniques, and products.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, DMAIC, FMEA, CAPA, DOE, Minitab
- Base pay
- $178k–$213k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Massachusetts: typical posted base $100k–$145k. This one lists $178k–$213k.
Median of the low and high ends of 34 live postings that list pay, out of 62 manufacturing engineer openings in Massachusetts, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Massachusetts plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 61 other live manufacturing postings in Massachusetts.
- Base pay
- About 71% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $95k–$134k, from 30 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 55%
- Lean 53%
- Automation 45%
- ✓ Root cause 42%
- New product launch 39%
- Six Sigma 32%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for DMAIC, CAPA, Minitab, ISO 13485, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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This plant: Medtronic in Danvers
1 other open role at this site.
- Facilities Maintenance Technician V - Electrician · Reliability · Technician
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Qualifications
Master’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Biomedical Engineering or related engineering field and three (3) years of experience as a quality/validation engineer or related occupation in quality engineering for medical devices; or alternatively, Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Biomedical Engineering or related engineering field and five (5) years of experience as a quality/validation engineer or related occupation in quality engineering for medical devices.
Must possess at least three (3) years’ experience with each of the following:
Extrusion and assembly manufacturing; 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, EU MDR, SOTA, and GMP; PHA, PFMEA, and ISO 14971; Non-Conformances and CAPA; DMAIC, RCA, 5Whys, Fishbone, and cause mapping; DOE and process development; Process validation including IQ/ OQ/ PQ; and Statistical analysis software including Minitab.
Salary: $178,000 to $213,000 per year
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.
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Position Description
Engineering Manager for Medtronic, Inc. in Danvers, MA. Plan, direct and implement various aspects of the design and development of new medical device products. Develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems standards in extrusion and assembly manufacturing pertaining to materials, techniques, and products. Select, develop and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Leverage Quality Engineering for medical device components meeting specifications. Navigate government and industry regulations to include 21 CFR Part 820 Quality System Regulation (QSR), ISO 13485, European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR), State of the Art (SOTA) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Manage Risk Assessments including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA) and ISO 14971 Risk Mgmt. for Medical Devices. Manage the Non-Conformances, Complaints and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA). Leverage Process Improvement Tools including Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), 5Whys, Fishbone and cause mapping. Leverage Design of Experiments (DOE) methods to establish process development and Minitab for statistical analysis. Manage product validation to include Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ). Implement inspection optimization improvement projects. Relocation assistance is not available for this position. #LI-DNI.
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