Job Description

A well-established medical device manufacturer in the western Twin Cities is hiring a contract Manufacturing Engineer to support an exciting new-product launch on its production floor. This is a paid, full-time contract (roughly 8 months) with overtime paid at time-and-a-half — a chance to put hands-on, name-brand medical device manufacturing experience on your resume fast. Recent and early-career engineers are strongly encouraged to apply; if you have solid engineering fundamentals and you want to learn quickly in a dynamic, high-impact environment, this role is built for you.

Company does ultimatly want to hire this person on as a fulltime permenent employee.

Why This Role, Why Now

The team is scaling up to support a newly approved, next-generation cardiac device that is rolling out across the U.S. right now. You will be on the floor where these life-changing products are actually built, solving real problems alongside operators and senior engineers. It is a rare window to join a marquee launch at the ground level and grow quickly.

What You'll Do

• Lead and own manufacturing engineering tasks on the production floor, troubleshooting issues and improving processes and equipment performance.

• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with operators and technicians — roughly 60% of your time gowned per PPE standards — listening, learning, and solving new issues as they arise.

• Drive continuous-improvement work: 5S, A3 problem-solving, standard work, waste reduction, and efficiency projects.

• Collaborate across teams on verification, validation, and technical reviews, considering impacts on related systems and equipment.

What You Bring

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Software, or related).

• 0-4 years of engineering experience — strong new graduates welcome. Internships or any manufacturing exposure are a big plus.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead tasks independently and drive results.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, coachability, and comfort interacting with people at all levels.

Preferred

• Internship or co-op experience in a manufacturing or medical-device environment.

• Exposure to regulated / ISO manufacturing or cleanroom (gowned) environments.

Schedule & Compensation

• Full-time contract, ~8 months. Monday–Friday, 1st shift (5:00 AM–3:00 PM); 2nd shift may also be available.

• Non-exempt — overtime paid at time-and-a-half for hours over 40.