Principal Quality Engineer

MiniMed•Los Angeles, CA

13d•$109,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

MiniMed is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join its on-site manufacturing team supporting diabetes management products. The role helps ensure day-to-day manufacturing operations meet high standards for product accuracy, reliability, and regulatory compliance. The engineer contributes to new medical device product launches and works across teams to protect product integrity and patient outcomes in a fast-paced, regulated environment. The position leads quality engineering activities for new product introduction, including design transfer, process validation, and launch readiness. It also develops and maintains quality standards and protocols, establishes inspection and testing methods, evaluates products and production equipment, and ensures corrective measures and documentation meet applicable requirements. The role proactively identifies and mitigates manufacturing quality risks and develops, executes, and maintains test method validations. The role is on site. The listed U.S. salary range is $109,000–$185,000, with a range of $121,000–$205,000 for locations in California, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York City. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, education, certifications, skills, market conditions, internal equity, and location. The position is eligible for a short-term incentive. Regular employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for a benefits package that includes insurance, retirement and incentive plans, paid time off, and other resources, subject to the stated eligibility conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 5 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with statistical analysis tools such as Minitab or equivalent, and hands-on experience applying statistical process control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and data-driven problem-solving in high-volume manufacturing.
Experience owning Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), leading end-to-end investigations, performing root cause analyses using methods such as 8D, Fishbone, and 5-Why, and driving timely, sustainable corrective actions to closure in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality standards and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
Design or specify inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; and perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
Ensure corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation complies with requirements.
Support quality in areas such as design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control, and research and development, as applicable.
Lead quality engineering activities for new product introduction, including design transfer, process validation, and launch readiness assessments.
Identify, evaluate, and mitigate quality risks across manufacturing processes using tools such as FMEA, Control Plans, and ISO 14971 frameworks.
Develop, execute, and maintain test method validations, including method development, qualification, and revalidation.

Benefits

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Health, dental, and vision insurance.
Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
Life insurance and long-term disability leave.
Dependent daycare spending account.
Incentive plans, including eligibility for the Short Term Incentive (STI).
401(k) plan with company match.
Short-term disability coverage.
Paid time off and holidays.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Employee Assistance Program.
Eligible employees may receive access to a Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements.