Senior Design Quality Engineer - Irvine

Medtronic; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Design Quality Engineer in Neurovascular to directly contribute to the design of life-saving Neurovascular devices.

You will integrate into every aspect of new product development, processes, and planning to deliver world-class, high-quality treatments. The role requires in-person collaboration, a minimum of four onsite days per week, and travel up to 25% to support cross-site activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical device design quality processes.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for Neurovascular devices.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of Neurovascular devices.
• Engage across early development to ensure high quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver safe treatments.

Skills

Design Quality Engineering

Quality Assurance

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Aug 2026

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

Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey.

Our Neurovascular operating unit advances treatment of stroke, brain aneurysms, and vascular disorders through innovative endovascular technologies. With devices designed for revascularization, embolization, and precise intervention, we support clinicians in delivering timely, effective care for complex neurovascular conditions.

Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Neurovascular

As a Neurovascular Sr. Design Quality Engineer, you will have responsibility for directly contributing to the design of life-saving Neurovascular devices.

You will integrate into every aspect of new product development, processes, and planning to deliver world-class and high-quality treatments. Problems and issues faced are difficult, complex, often undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation. Critical thinking and curiosity are vital to finding timely solutions to ensure optimal performance and safety.

As a voice of the patient, Design Quality Engineers at Medtronic go well beyond meeting internal and external requirements; they actively integrate into the design team and personally contribute to the technical design and performance.

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 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.

Ability to travel up to: <25% (domestic and international)

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