We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 Jul 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Act boldly. Compete to win. Move with speed and decisiveness. Foster belonging. Deliver resultsthe right way. Thats the Medtronic Mindset our cultural norms. Our brand is rooted in action not just words. 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.

In this exciting and fast-paced role as a Principal Quality Engineer you will have responsibility for providing quality engineering support for the manufacture of molded components used in implantable medical devices. This position is located at the Medtronic Energy and Component Center (MECC) Connectors Focus Factory. The MECC facility supports the design development and production of numerous components used in implantable devices for a variety of Medtronic businesses. Key aspects of this role include leading and/or supporting quality investigations review and disposition of non-conforming product establish statistical process controls CAPA collaborating with customer sites (downstream Medtronic facilities) on non-conformance investigation and resolution and leading / supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Onsite

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. Were working a minimum of 4 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.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to investigate and resolve quality or compliance issues discovered during operations.

• Provide product containment decisions for non-conformances; author and approve associated non-conforming product dispositions.

• Communicate significant issues identified during quality activities and recommend process improvements.

• Ensure assigned value stream is compliant with internal and/or external specifications regulations and standards such as ISO.

• Lead and/or participate in statistical process control initiative and establishing a Key Point Indicator monitoring plan for manufacturing processes

• Lead and/or participate in Continuous Improvement activities such as First Time Quality Nonconformance reduction to address quality instabilities

• Lead and/or participate in corrective/preventive action teams in resolving production customer and supplier issues (e.g. nonconformances CAPA activities audit findings)

• Apply and understand statistical methodologies as appropriate for conformity assessment and investigative activities to resolve potential product and quality system opportunities for improvement.

• Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.

• Interface and coordinate with other Medtronic facilities (e.g. downstream customer sites) to resolve issues and implement creative solutions.

• Support internal and external site audits and inspections.

• Review equipment and process validations test method validation process changes nonconformances etc. in order to ensure compliance and assess the impact on product reliability process capability and compliance status.

• Develop modify apply and maintain quality standards and procedures.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Science or technical field with 7 years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality OR Advanced degree in Engineering Science or technical field with 5 years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of ISO 13485 ISOCFR820

• Injection Molding Experience

• Quality Lead Experience

• Experience in applying DMAIC / Lean Six Sigma principles; Green Belt or Black Belt certification

• Good statistical data analysis skills including SPC

• Risk Management or CAPA experience

• Experience in Automated Optical Inspection Validation

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to interface with internal customers suppliers and external regulatory agencies

• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Medical device experience strongly preference

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$119200.00 - $178800.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.