Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
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. A Day in the Life As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of materials and components that power life-changing medical technologies. This role sits at the intersection of supplier performance, product quality, and innovation — partnering across engineering, manufacturing, and global suppliers to drive excellence from concept through commercialization. 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
- Bachelors degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience
- Possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment (for non-Principal level roles)
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting New Product Development (NPD) or product transfers
- Familiarity with standards such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971, or FDA regulations
- Strong problem-solving skills using methodologies like Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, or 8D
- Experience with supplier audits, qualification, and performance management
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and external partners
Responsibilities
- Ensure suppliers consistently deliver high-quality parts, materials, and services that meet Medtronic standards
- Lead supplier qualification activities and support Certified Supplier Programs to optimize cost, quality, and efficiency
- Monitor supplier performance across the manufacturing lifecycle and proactively resolve quality issues
- Develop and execute risk-based supplier audit plans to ensure compliance with GMP, regulatory requirements, and internal quality standards
- Evaluate supplier capabilities, systems, and performance, providing actionable feedback and driving continuous improvement
- Partner cross-functionally to address supplier-related challenges and implement sustainable corrective actions
- Provide Supplier Quality Engineering support throughout the NPD lifecycle, ensuring robust supplier readiness and defect prevention
- Partner with Component Engineering and Post-Market Quality teams to deliver compliant, high-quality components
- Drive strategies for product quality, supplier qualification, and continuous improvement from early design through launch
- Collaborate to develop: Product acceptance sampling strategies, Approved Supplier List (ASL) coordination, Supplier-Owned Quality (SOQ) frameworks, Control Plans for new products
- Define receiving inspection requirements and support validation of internal test methods
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Flexible Benefits Package
- 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 (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
