Senior Quality Engineer

Medtronic•Boulder, CO

8d•$98,400 - $147,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Quality Engineer is an onsite role supporting Medtronic’s Global Operations & Supply Chain organization at its Boulder, Colorado manufacturing facility. The position supports the Advanced Surgical Instruments Manufacturing business within the Surgical Innovations group and works with a cross-functional core team producing Class II medical devices. The role is onsite five days per week. The engineer helps ensure manufacturing processes produce products with high reliability and quality. Work includes investigating nonconforming devices and manufacturing processes, determining and implementing corrective actions, identifying and validating improvements to reduce cycle time and improve production-cell reliability, and monitoring and evaluating complaints about devices used during surgical procedures. The role also supports daily manufacturing operations, including equipment troubleshooting, defect investigation, and equipment and process validation. It develops and maintains quality standards and protocols, collaborates with engineering and manufacturing teams, establishes inspection and testing methods, conducts quality assurance tests and statistical analyses, and ensures corrective actions and documentation meet applicable requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. with 0 years of relevant experience.
For bachelor’s degrees earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment; sponsorship is offered only for Principal-level roles and above.
Ability to meet the position’s essential functions, with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Medical device experience.
Experience in quality engineering.

Responsibilities

Provide onsite support for daily manufacturing operations, including equipment troubleshooting, defect investigation, and equipment and process validation.
Investigate and evaluate nonconforming devices and processes identified during manufacturing, and determine and implement corrective actions.
Identify and validate improvements to reduce cycle time and improve production-cell reliability.
Monitor and evaluate complaints about devices used during surgical procedures.
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 analyses to assess costs and determine responsibility for products or materials that fail to meet standards and specifications.
Ensure corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and documentation complies with requirements.
May specialize in quality-related areas such as design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control, or research and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Life insurance and long-term disability leave for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Dependent daycare spending account for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Tuition assistance or reimbursement for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Simple Steps global well-being program for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Incentive plans for all regular employees.
401(k) plan with employer contribution and match for all regular employees.
Short-term disability, paid time off, and paid holidays for all regular employees.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Employee Assistance Program for all regular employees.
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement, subject to IRS earnings minimums, for all regular employees.
Capital Accumulation Plan for Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earnings minimums.