Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Medtronic • Brooklyn Park, MN

2d • $99,200 - $148,800 • Hybrid

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. In this exciting role as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer in CardioVascular Surgery (CVS), you will work on supplier quality deliverables and lead supplier control activities for new product development programs for the Aortic portfolio. You will be responsible for supporting supplier quality excellence to enable the successful development and launch of programs supporting the Aortic portfolio of the business. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams and suppliers to ensure effective component development, qualification, and release processes that align with program timelines and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing supplier changes during NPD programs, effectively communicating and resolving issues, and assessing the impact of changes on existing qualifications and validations to help ensure smooth and compliant program execution. The CardioVascular Surgery Operating Unit is a key growth driver within Medtronic’s Cardiovascular Portfolio, combining deep clinical expertise with cutting-edge innovation. Our portfolio spans Cardiac Surgery and Aortic care positioning us at the forefront of surgical advancement and enabling scalable impact across global healthcare systems. 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 are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Requirements

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree AND 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
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
• The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.
• U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Engineering experience with medical devices, specifically disposable devices and/or capital equipment
• Working knowledge of Production Part Approval Process and supplier qualification activities including familiarity with documentation requirements process validation and supplier readiness considerations
• Demonstrated ability to manage supplier quality deliverables within project timelines and coordinate activities across cross functional teams
• Basic understanding of cardiovascular device applications including general knowledge of heart anatomy
• Experience supporting cross-functional and cross-regional teams in a matrixed org. developing collaborative relationships
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and support timely resolution with appropriate stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and quality compliance for Supplier Quality engagement throughout the NPD lifecycle on newly qualified parts from NPD and implementing strategies for driving product quality and continuous improvement, ensuring purchased products and components are manufactured and qualified in accordance to applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer requirements
• Drive supplier qualification activities including process development reviews, capability assessments, and readiness evaluations for new components and materials
• Lead and approve component qualification activities, ensuring completeness, technical adequacy, and alignment with Medtronic quality standards
• Ensure that suppliers consistently deliver quality parts, materials, and services
• Assess and manage supplier changes during NPD and early commercialization phases, evaluating the impact to existing qualifications, validations, and product risk profiles
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve change-related issues effectively and efficiently, ensuring minimal disruption to program timelines
• Support supplier audits to qualify suppliers and to assess compliance with regulatory standards and Medtronic Internal procedures including reporting and confirmation of follow-up actions
• Execute and support the implementation of Product Acceptance Sampling strategies, coordinates Approved Supplier List (ASL) activities, and deploys Supplier Owned Quality and Control Plans for new products in alignment with established supplier quality strategies
• Partner with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Regulatory and Sourcing teams to ensure supplier processes and components meet design intent, quality requirements and manufacturability expectations
• Lead supplier issue resolution using structured problem-solving methodologies and ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions
• Qualify suppliers according to company standards and may administer a Certified Supplier Program in receiving inspection to ensure cost effectiveness
• Monitor parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and communicate and resolve supplier-related problems as they occur
• Evaluate suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback in assessment of their operation
• Define Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation for all internal Medtronic Test Methods

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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior