We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 Oct 2025

 

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

Medtronic’s North Haven, CT facility is seeking a dedicated Supplier Quality Engineer II to join our dynamic team. This role serves as a backfill position, supporting daily operations and playing a pivotal part in managing Supplier Change Requests (SCRs). As a critical contributor to our quality plan KPIs for SCRs, the Supplier Quality Engineer II helps ensure uninterrupted production and protects our supply chain from line down impacts. If you’re passionate about driving quality and collaborating with suppliers to deliver world-class medical products, we encourage you to apply!

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

• Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the company's design and development of new medical device products or software systems.
• May develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products.
• Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies.
• Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes or products.
• Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release.
• Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended.
• Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development.
• Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

Required Knowledge and Experience: 
Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 5 years relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years prior relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Engineering Management (MEM), science or technical field.

• 5+ years of medical device manufacturing experience, including risk reduction methodologies.

• Proven track record of people leadership, including hiring, managing, and promoting high-performing talent.

• Lean Sigma Certification (Green Belt or Black belt)

• Operations Experience

• Project Mgmt Experience and/or certifications

• Medtronic change control experience (IQ/OQ/PQ, CIF, etc)

• Strong knowledge of metrology & measurement techniques; statistical analysis (Cpk, standard deviation, etc) in Minitab, measurement uncertainty, GD&T, Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility.

• Strong knowledge in PPAP

• Demonstrated financial acumen (Daisy experience or similar)

• Ability to work in a matrix organization with the desire to develop collaborative relationships within the organization and across other Medtronic sites.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interface at all levels in the organization

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.

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.