Quality Engineer I

GAL Medtronic Vascular Galway Unlimited Company; Parkmore; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Quality Engineer to join its Ireland Quality team. The role focuses on supporting quality standards, engineering collaboration, and regulatory compliance to ensure patient safety and product quality.

The successful candidate will engage in investigations, CAPAs and validation activities with cross‑functional teams, leveraging SAP/SAP ME where applicable. The position emphasizes analytical problem‑solving, strong communication, and the ability to prioritise and deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science or technical field.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to apply a risk‑based approach to quality issues.
• Ability to work effectively within a cross‑functional team environment while developing technical and quality engineering knowledge.
• Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver work within established timelines.
• Experience or knowledge of quality systems, manufacturing processes, validation activities or regulated industries is advantageous.
• Experience with Agile, SAP and/or SAP ME would be beneficial.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development, modification, application and maintenance of quality standards and procedures for manufacturing processes and finished products.
• Works collaboratively with Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality teams to ensure compliance with quality system requirements.
• Participates in investigations, Non-Conformance Material Reports (NCMRs), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) and validation activities under the guidance of more experienced Quality Engineering personnel.
• Assists in implementing and maintaining product control measures to ensure product quality and patient safety.
• Reviews quality data, identifies trends and supports problem‑solving activities to address quality issues.
• Supports inspection and testing activities and assists in the analysis of product and process performance.
• Ensures quality records and documentation are completed accurately and maintained in compliance with applicable regulatory and internal requirements.
• Contributes to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, process effectiveness and operational performance.

Skills

Bachelors degree in Eng/Science

Analytical skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication & organisation

Prioritisation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or technical field

Tools

SAP

SAP ME

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

At our Quality Department in Medtronic, plc, we focus on supporting the product value stream to ensure that customer and patient needs are met every day. Our key focus is on delivering and maintaining a high level of Quality to ensure that business and performance goals are achieved. The Quality Engineer role is critical in supporting key department metrics thus contributing to the global strategy and to deliver on our mission to contribute to human welfare by supporting the manufacture of products that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Come for a job, stay for a career!

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

• Supports the development, modification, application and maintenance of quality standards and procedures for manufacturing processes and finished products.
• Works collaboratively with Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality teams to ensure compliance with quality system requirements.
• Participates in investigations, Non-Conformance Material Reports (NCMRs), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) and validation activities under the guidance of more experienced Quality Engineering personnel.
• Assists in implementing and maintaining product control measures to ensure product quality and patient safety.
• Reviews quality data, identifies trends and supports problem‑solving activities to address quality issues.
• Supports inspection and testing activities and assists in the analysis of product and process performance.
• Ensures quality records and documentation are completed accurately and maintained in compliance with applicable regulatory and internal requirements.
• Contributes to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, process effectiveness and operational performance.

Key Skills & Experience Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science or technical field
• Demonstrated analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to apply a risk‑based approach to quality issues.
• Ability to work effectively within a cross‑functional team environment while developing technical and quality engineering knowledge.
• Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver work within established timelines.
• Experience or knowledge of quality systems, manufacturing processes, validation activities or regulated industries is advantageous.
• Experience with Agile, SAP and/or SAP ME would be beneficial.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik

Ireland: 41,600.00 EUR - 62,400.00 EUR | This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes.

Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life‑changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life‑long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career‑building resources you need. Life‑transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight‑driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting‑edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.