We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 20 Jun 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

At Medtronic's Pyramid site in Memphis, TN, we are seeking a dedicated Quality Engineer II to join our team. In this role, you will be instrumental in developing and maintaining quality standards for our medical products. You will work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure that our products meet stringent quality standards. Your responsibilities will include designing inspection methods, conducting quality assurance tests, and performing statistical analyses to uphold product reliability and compliance. If you're ready to leverage your skills in quality engineering to enhance healthcare solutions, we encourage you to apply and become part of our mission to improve lives.

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

• Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.

• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.

• Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.

• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.

• May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

• Investigates field returns for failure analysis, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience

Nice to haves

• Experience writing or contributing to CAPA reports

• Comfortable presenting findings to cross-functional teams (e.g., R&D, Regulatory, Manufacturing)

• Ability to draft or review work instructions and lab procedures

• Hands-on use of measurement tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers, optical comparators)

• Knowledge of sterilization processes and how they may impact product returns

• Familiarity with design control and risk management under ISO 13485 and 21 CFR 820

• Proficiency in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$76,800.00 - $115,200.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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