Senior Supplier Quality Engineer — Neurovascular Medical Devices

Medtronic; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic in Irvine, CA is hiring a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure purchased materials and components meet quality and regulatory standards across the product lifecycle.

You will lead supplier qualification, drive root cause analyses, and partner with R&D, Manufacturing, and Sourcing to support new product introductions and supplier transfers, with on-site collaboration five days/week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or science with 4+ years in supplier quality.
• Experience in supplier quality, quality engineering, or manufacturing quality.
• Experience leading investigations and corrective actions for quality issues.
• Experience in regulated quality systems and compliance.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification and onboarding activities, including audits and supplier approvals.
• Drive investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for nonconformances.
• Partner with R&D, Manufacturing, Operations Quality and Sourcing on new product introductions and design changes.
• Monitor supplier quality using metrics and drive corrective actions to improve quality and delivery.
• Support risk management for supplied materials and processes, including risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop inspection strategies, control plans and test methods.
• Conduct supplier audits and assessments to ensure compliance with quality systems and regulatory requirements.
• Support validation, qualification and continuous improvement activities at supplier sites.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Quality Engineering

Root Cause Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

SPC

MSA

DOE

Process Validation

Job description

Medtronic in Irvine, CA is hiring a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure purchased materials and components meet quality and regulatory standards across the product lifecycle.

You will lead supplier qualification, drive root cause analyses, and partner with R&D, Manufacturing, and Sourcing to support new product introductions and supplier transfers, with on-site collaboration five days/week.