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A Day in the Life

Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

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.

Join us at Medtronics Boulder Colorado facility - a dynamic hub for surgical innovations within our Medical Surgical portfolio. As a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer youll play a pivotal role in advancing Medtronics mission: to alleviate pain restore health and extend life for patients around the world.

If youre driven by challenge energized by innovation and passionate about making a real difference this is your opportunity to be part of the next generation of life-changing medical technology. At Medtronic Boulder your work will help shape the future of healthcare and positively impact patients lives every day. We invite you to join our team and make your mark on a healthier world.

The Principal Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring parts materials and services from our suppliers consistently meet requirements. This engineering role leads projects at suppliers and at Medtronic to improve manufacturing yields reduce costs and lead initiatives to drive results as measured by Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This role collaborates cross-functionally with Design Engineers Manufacturing Regulatory and Supply Chain teams within Medtronic as well as with external addition to leading technical projects this role will mentor rising engineers on the team.

This role is 100% onsiteat our Boulder CO manufacturing site.

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

• 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.
• 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.
  
  

Minimum Requirements (to be considered):

Requires a Baccalaureate degreeAND minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Masters degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated experience resolving complex quality issues with suppliers
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams of internal and external stakeholders for problem solving and corrective actions
• Experience with injection molding electronics and printed circuit boards
• Experience in Quality including root cause analysis CAPA ownership audit support and creating quality records
• Experience with Production Parts Approval Process (PPAP)
• Knowledge of medical device manufacturing and Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
• Strong communication skills internally and with suppliers
• Desire to mentor engineers on the team
• Certified lead auditor
• Lean manufacturing certification such as Lean Six Sigma

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.

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.