Principal Supplier Quality Engineer
About The Position
This role supports the Supplier Quality function within a Post-Market project team, partnering with engineering, quality, and supplier stakeholders to ensure compliant, high-quality components, materials, and services throughout the product lifecycle. The team drives supplier performance, risk mitigation, continuous improvement, and quality system compliance in support of product reliability and patient safety. As a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for supplier quality strategy, supplier performance management, and quality oversight across post-market projects. You will work with internal engineering teams and external suppliers to resolve quality issues, drive continuous improvement, support regulatory compliance, and ensure purchased products and components consistently meet quality requirements. The position is onsite, with travel of up to 25% to support supplier audits, supplier development, and cross-functional business needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 7 or more years of experience, master's degree with 5 or more years of experience, or PhD with 3 or more years of experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, or related medical device quality functions.
- Experience qualifying, auditing, and managing supplier performance within a regulated industry.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting medical device products across post-market.
- Experience conducting supplier quality system audits and applying Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), quality system requirements, and risk-based quality methodologies.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, resolving complex supplier quality issues, and implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Knowledge of receiving inspection strategies, sampling methodologies, test method validation, and supplier management within global manufacturing networks.
Responsibilities
- Lead supplier quality activities supporting post-market projects and product lifecycle management.
- Drive supplier qualification, approval, monitoring, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Investigate, communicate, and resolve supplier-related quality issues affecting products, components, or materials.
- Develop and execute supplier audit plans to assess compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), quality systems, and applicable regulations.
- Evaluate supplier manufacturing processes, quality systems, and operational effectiveness, and recommend improvements.
- Provide technical quality leadership for supplier engagement strategies, risk management activities, and continuous improvement programs.
- Partner with engineering teams to establish product acceptance sampling strategies, control plans, and supplier quality requirements.
- Define receiving inspection requirements and support validation of internal test methods as applicable.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
- Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
- Health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Health Savings Account.
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
- Life insurance.
- Long-term disability leave.
- Dependent daycare spending account.
- Tuition assistance or reimbursement.
- Simple Steps global well-being program.
- Incentive plans.
- 401(k) plan with 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.
- Capital Accumulation Plan, available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
