Senior Quality Engineer - Warsaw, IN
About The Position
At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. The Medtronic Mindset defines the expectations of our culture. Every person here plays a role in bringing it to life. We recognize your extraordinary potential to ensure future generations live better, healthier lives. Medtronic – Warsaw, IN manufactures spinal implants and Brain/ENT instrument components. In this exciting and fulfilling role the Quality Engineer will be responsible for providing quality support to the product value stream, ensuring that customer and patient needs are met every day. They will be part of a passionate team dedicated to ensuring our products meet the highest standards. The Senior Quality Engineer role is critical in supporting key department metrics and NPI (New Product Introduction) projects, contributing to the global strategy while delivering on our mission to manufacture products of the highest quality that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend the life of our patients. This is more than just a job. It is your chance to make a significant impact on someone’s life and to join a mission-driven organization that values growth and development. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or Technical field with 4+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality OR Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 2+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality OR PhD with 0 years of relevant experience
- Possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment (for roles below Principal level).
Nice To Haves
- NPI (New Product Introductions) experience
- 3-D Printing/Additive Manufacturing experience
- Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Experience developing, executing and analysis of Test Method Validations
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with others
- Ability to multi-task and to take initiative
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
- Six Sigma training
- Familiarity with Minitab Statistical Software
- CAPA (Corrective Action / Preventive Action) experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Validation Experience (IQ, OQ, TMV, PQ)
Responsibilities
- Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
- 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.
- Perform NCMR investigation and disposition.
- Contribute to continuous improvement projects.
- Design or specify inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; and perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
- Ensure 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 (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
Senior
