Supplier Quality Engineer II - Brooklyn Park, MN

Medtronic•Brooklyn Park, MN

20h•Onsite

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 Supplier Quality Engineer II will support Medtronic’s Brooklyn Park site by partnering closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure quality, compliance, and continuous improvement across the supply base. This role is responsible for supplier qualification, performance monitoring, and issue resolution, while driving corrective and preventive actions aligned with regulatory and quality system requirements. The ideal candidate brings strong technical judgment, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for delivering high-quality products that ultimately improve patient outcomes. 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 with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with a minimum of 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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline
Master’s degree in Engineering
Experience in component or materials development, reliability, manufacturing, processing, or component fabrication
2–4 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

Ensures that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services.
Qualifies suppliers according to company standards and may administer a Certified Supplier Program in receiving inspection to ensure cost effectiveness.
Monitors parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and communicates and resolves supplier-related problems as they occur.
Develops and prioritizes an auditing schedule to ensure that designated suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure good manufacturing practices (GMP) and quality standards are met.
Evaluates suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback in assessment of their operation.
Provides Pre-Market Quality Engineering support to New Product Development (NPD) working in partnership with the Component Engineering and Post-Market Supplier Quality Teams, to deliver quality parts, materials, and services, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products.
Provides 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.
Collaborates with Component Engineers to develop and deliver the Product Acceptance Sampling Strategy, Approved Supplier List coordination, Supplier Owned Quality deployment, and Control Plans for new products.
Define Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation for all internal Medtronic Test Methods.
Collaborates with Project Team to develop and deliver the Product Acceptance Sampling Strategy, Approved Supplier List coordination, Supplier Owned Quality deployment, and Control Plans for new products.
Define Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation for all internal Medtronic Test Methods.
Work to develop proper inspection tooling and test methods for new components to ensure supplier parts meet specification requirements.
Perform statistical data analysis to determine tool and part/process performance.
Evaluate Supplier capabilities for mechanical measurement via Gage R&R studies.
Ensure appropriate acceptance activities are in place prior to commercialization.
Plan, execute, and communicate own work and educating others on work products.
Provide regular, timely communication to manager and project team regarding status of assigned activities.

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Flexible Benefits Package
Incentive plans (Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP))
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)
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)
Paid sick time (for temporary employees, as required under applicable state law)