Strategic Supplier Quality Engineer II

Medtronic plc; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is hiring a Supplier Quality Engineer II to help ensure quality parts and materials across the supply chain. You will monitor supplier performance, qualify suppliers, and support NPD with quality engineering during the product lifecycle.

The role emphasizes GMP, ISO 13485 awareness, problem solving, and collaboration with component engineers to maintain high standards and reliable medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services.
• Qualifies suppliers according to company standards and may administer a supplier program in receiving inspection to ensure cost effectiveness.
• Monitors parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and communicates and resolves supplier-related problems as they occur.
• Develops and prioritizes an auditing schedule to ensure that designated suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure good manufacturing practices (GMP) and quality standards are met.
• Evaluates suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback in assessment of their operation.
• Some individuals may have responsibilities that include Pre-Market Supplier Quality and duties may include: Provides Pre-Market Quality Engineering support to New Product Development (NPD) working in partnership with the Component Engineering and Post-Market Supplier Quality Teams, to deliver quality parts, materials, and services, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products.
• Provides technical guidance and quality compliance for Supplier Quality engagement throughout the NPD lifecycle on newly qualified parts from NPD and implementing strategies for driving product quality and continuous improvement, ensuring purchased products and components are manufactured and qualified in accordance to applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer requirements.
• Collaborates with Component Engineers to develop and deliver the Product Acceptance Sampling Strategy, Approved Supplier List coordination, Supplier Owned Quality deployment, and Control Plans for new products.
• Define Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation for all internal Medtronic Test Methods.

Job description

Medtronic is hiring a Supplier Quality Engineer II to help ensure quality parts and materials across the supply chain. You will monitor supplier performance, qualify suppliers, and support NPD with quality engineering during the product lifecycle.

The role emphasizes GMP, ISO 13485 awareness, problem solving, and collaboration with component engineers to maintain high standards and reliable medical devices.