Quality Engineer I - Plymouth, MN
About The Position
At Medtronic, quality is at the heart of everything we do—it’s how we fulfill our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. As a Quality Engineer at our Nathan Lane Manufacturing site, you will be at the forefront of driving excellence in our products and processes. You’ll leverage your experience to ensure our life-changing therapies meet the highest standards of quality, compliance, and reliability. This role requires you to be onsite Monday through Friday, providing you the opportunity to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. If you’re ready to take on a meaningful role that directly impacts patients around the globe, we invite you to be part of our journey.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
- CAPA knowledge
- Unrestricted U.S. work authorization
Nice To Haves
- 1+ years of experience working at the Medtronic Nathan Lane facility in an engineering role
- Previous experience supporting catheter manufacturing operations
- Direct hands-on work experience in a manufacturing environment
- Previous experience in medical device, or other regulated industry
- Previous experience supporting catheter or stent devices
- Experience reviewing technical documentation
- Previous process validation experience (including installation qualifications, process characterization, operational and performance qualifications)
- Previous experience with developing, executing, and analysis of Test Method Validations
- Previous experience with Master Validation Records and Risk Management documentation (including DFMEA and PFMEA)
Responsibilities
- Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
- Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
- Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
- Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
- Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
- May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.
Benefits
- 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
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- 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
- Capital Accumulation Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
