Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Medtronic · Jacksonville, FL
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $144k–$185k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Medtronic (medical devices) in Jacksonville, FL. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- SPC, FMEA, PPAP, Control plans, Minitab, ISO 13485
- Base pay
- $144k–$185k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $78k–$126k. This one lists $144k–$185k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 60 manufacturing engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Florida plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 59 other live manufacturing postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- About 80% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $71k–$112k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 47%
- New product launch 45%
- Root cause 43%
- ✓ Tooling 42%
- Welding 38%
- Machining 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SPC, PPAP, Control plans, Minitab, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Medtronic in Jacksonville
2 other open roles at this site · 1 person we found in manufacturing roles at Medtronic.
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Full description from MedtronicAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
Masters’ Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Biomedical Engineering or related engineering field and five (5) years of experience as a manufacturing or design engineer for medical devices,
or,
Bachelors’ Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Biomedical Engineering or related engineering field and seven (7) years of experience as a manufacturing or design engineer for medical devices.
Must possess at least five (5) years’ experience with each of the following:
FDA 21 CFR part 820, EU MDR, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and GMP; PPAP and IQ/OQ/PQ; Minitab, TMV, Capability (Ppk / Tolerance Intervals), and SPC; Control Plan, Process Flow Map, and PFMEA; Creation and approval of V&V protocols, reports for top-level assembly and sub-assembly test acceptance criteria, sample sizes based on component/feature criticality, and sampling plans; AGILE, SAP, and ERP systems; Executing First Article Inspection activities and summation of results; and Updating BOM structure within QMS.
Salary: $144,000 to $184,800 per year
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.
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Position Description
Principal Manufacturing Engineer for Medtronic, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL. Responsible for coordinating and executing the Medtronic site Verification and Validation (V&V) deliverables, for supplier transfers within the Supplier Optimization group (Transfer Office) under the Operations Innovation team. Assist with defining Quality Impact Level (QIL) of supplier qualified product. Design assembly and holding fixtures, coordinate supplier fabrication, and develop protocols, reports, process instructions, preventive maintenance plans, and calibration schedules. Navigate the complexities of various government and industry regulations to include FDA 21 CFR part 820, European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR), ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Responsible for the PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) for supplier provided goods. Leverage IQ (Installation Qualification), OQ (Operational Qualification), and PQ (Performance Qualification). Utilize Minitab and associated statistical tools including TMV (Test Method Validation), Capability (Ppk / Tolerance Intervals), and SPC (Statistical Process Control). Responsible for providing Control Plans, Process Flow Maps, and PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). Coordinate the creation and approval of V&V protocols / reports to include top-level assembly or sub-assembly test acceptance criteria, sample sizes based on component/feature criticality, and sampling plans. Leverage AGILE, SAP, and ERP system knowledge based on Medtronic Operating Unit/site requirements. Execute First Article Inspection activities and summation of results. Update all BOM (Bill of Material) structure within the appropriate QMS (Quality Mgmt. System). Relocation assistance is not available for this position. #LI-DNI.
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