We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 May 2026

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote based in Colorado to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 15% of travel to our Lafayette, Colorado site to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects and 20% of travel to various Contract Manufacturers across north America.



As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, you will serve as a key member of multiple cross-functional core teams responsible for supporting the production of medical devices across several contract manufacturers supporting Acute Care & Monitoring products.



This role is responsible for ensuring all aspects of the manufacturing process produce products to the highest possible reliability and quality. As a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer level, you will work independently under limited supervision as a seasoned individual contributor addressing difficult challenges at a supplier level. Problem-solving is in-depth, requiring innovative solutions, process improvements, and project or change management skills.

         

         

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

• Ensures that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services.

• Qualifies suppliers according to company standards and may administer a Certified 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.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

 

Nice to Have

• Engineering focused Degree

• Knowledge of FTQ, Lean and 6 Sigma principles

• Knowledge of Risk Management (DFMEA, PFMEA)

• Experience with Validation (IQ, OQ, PQ, TMV)

• Knowledge and experience with manufacturing assembly processes and inspection/testing methods

• Excellent organization, planning, technical writing, communication, and presentation skills

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