Senior Quality Engineer

Medtronic; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to serve as the quality representative for sustaining and strategic manufacturing projects within the Peripheral Vascular Health business, based in Plymouth, MN. This onsite role leads cross-functional collaboration to drive process improvements, ensure compliance, and guide quality-related project activities.

You will partner with engineering and operations to enhance manufacturing excellence, develop risk assessments, validations, and technical

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment supporting quality engineering activities.
• Ability to analyze technical or process data to drive investigations and corrective actions.
• Experience creating, reviewing, or approving technical documentation for manufacturing or quality systems.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher with relevant engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Represent Quality Engineering on manufacturing and operational improvement projects, ensuring quality requirements are integrated into planning.
• Support capacity expansion, equipment replacement, technology implementation, yield improvement, and lean transformation initiatives.
• Analyze manufacturing and quality data to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and execute quality engineering deliverables including risk assessments, validations, and technical documentation.
• Review and approve process changes, product dispositions, CAPA, and other quality system documents.
• Ensure processes and activities comply with regulatory, quality system, and internal requirements.
• Generate solutions to improve product quality, process performance, safety, yield, and cycle time.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering and operations partners.

Skills

Quality engineering experience

Data analysis

Documentation experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Biomedical/ Manufacturing Engineering or related

Advanced degree with 2+ years experience

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 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

The Peripheral Vascular Health (PVH) Operating Unit brings together a broad portfolio of peripheral vascular technologies, products, and services to address the needs of clinicians and patients worldwide. This organization partners across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations functions to support product performance, process excellence, and continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle.

This position is based at the Plymouth Nathan Lane facility in Plymouth, Minnesota and supports sustaining and project quality engineering initiatives across manufacturing operations. This is an onsite role with limited travel requirements.

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will serve as the quality representative for sustaining and strategic manufacturing projects supporting the Peripheral Vascular Health business. This role partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders to drive process improvements, support manufacturing excellence, ensure compliance, and provide technical leadership for quality-related project activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Represent Quality Engineering on manufacturing and operational improvement projects, ensuring quality requirements are integrated into project planning and execution.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support capacity expansion, equipment replacement, technology implementation, yield improvement, and lean transformation initiatives.
• Analyze manufacturing and quality data using statistical and problem-solving methodologies to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and execute quality engineering deliverables, including risk assessments, qualifications, validations, and technical documentation.
• Review and approve process changes, product dispositions, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and other quality system documentation.
• Ensure manufacturing processes and quality activities comply with applicable regulatory, quality system, and internal requirements.
• Generate and implement solutions that improve product quality, process performance, safety, yield, cost, and cycle time.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering and operations partners on quality engineering principles and applications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; or an advanced degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting quality engineering activities within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience analyzing technical or process data to drive investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Experience creating, reviewing, or approving technical documentation supporting manufacturing or quality system activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reviewing and approving engineering, validation, or quality documentation.
• Experience with process validation activities, including Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ).
• Experience developing, executing, and analyzing Test Method Validations.
• Experience with risk management and validation documentation, including Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and Master Validation Records.
• Knowledge of statistical and quality engineering tools such as Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), capability studies, and hypothesis testing.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R.

• 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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):$98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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 insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple 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 match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital 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.

Medtronic Benefits And Compensation Plans

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.

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