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

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 senior supplier quality engineer , your primary focus responsibility will be managing suppliers for released product engineering and manufacturing transfers by ensuring suppliers qualification documents are in accordance with the  company requirements . You will be a key member of the Medtronic quality engineering team and responsible  for coordinating

A Day in the Life

 As a senior supplier quality engineer you will be :

• Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
• Qualify suppliers according to company standards & management of ASL(Approved Supplier List) per Medtronic purchasing control compliance.
• Lead  PPAP execution with supplier and ensure robust supplier process qualification/validation through IQ, OQ & PQ methodology. Manage and release all PPAP deliverables ( such as Control Plan, MSA, PFMEA , FAI etc.) in document control system.
• Define Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation for all internal Medtronic test methods.
• Collaborates with cross functional team to develop and deliver the product acceptance sampling strategy, approved supplier list coordination, supplier owned quality deployment, PFMEA,MSA,control plans and  relevant quality tools and methodologies  for new products and legacy product.
• Provide  technical assistance to supplier during product/ process qualification lifecycle, to deliver quality parts, materials, and services, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products.
• Conduct audits to qualify supplier’s for intended use for the business as needed.
• Work with suppliers to support SCAPA’s/NCR’s in adherence to company standards

Required knowledge, experience & skills : 

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Science, or Technical Discipline required and Minimum of  8 to 12 years of quality systems experience. Experience in supplier management is added advantage.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to comprehend principles of engineering, physiology and medical device use.
• Comfortable working with international and multi-cultural department and groups in different time zones . 
• Accurate and delivers quality work, with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to work well under pressure and maintain positive, enthusiastic attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment .Eagerness to learn and expand responsibilities & accountability .

Skills - Nice to have :

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience working with global team (Aerospace, Defense, Med device, automobile preferably).
• Previous customer-facing and/or project management experience is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships.
• ASQ Quality certification – CQE, CSQP, CQA.
• Working knowledge of Agile MAP PLM system, Standard, Guidance, and Regulations.
• Hand on experience on Minitab tools to perform statistical analysis.
• Exposure in auditing to  FDA Quality System Regulation & ISO 13485.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.

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. 

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.
 
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 90,000+ 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  

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. 

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.
 

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 95,000+ 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