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Senior Quality Engineer
- Medtronic (Irvine, CA)
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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 May 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
The Neuroscience Portfolio provides innovative, life changing restorative therapies and services to meet the needs of people worldwide who suffer from a wide range of chronic medical conditions. The Neurovascular businesses develop products and procedural solutions for surgical applications which include brain and stroke therapy solutions.
In this role you will have the opportunity to work with a group of exceptionally capable and diverse Design Quality Engineers. This team of engineers support sustaining (Released Engineering) R&D projects and broader Quality Engineering initiatives, but will extend support to the New Product Development team as needed.
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The Released Product Quality Engineers will be responsible for :
+ Collaborates with R&D, Regulatory, Operations, and Process Engineering to ensure high reliability and safety for NV products, and compliance to NV’s Quality system procedures.
+ Implements and validate methods and procedures for inspections and Validation testing.
+ performs statistical analysis to support quality decisions.
+ Support CAPA and NCR dispositions. Support Field Corrective Actions and product holds. Support Issue Investigations across Released Product Engineering. Support Remediation projects and Design and Process changes.
+ Ensure design control requirements are met and products are developed and manufactured in accordance with applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements and customer requirements.
+ Work with vascular devices, embolic coils, stents, catheters, balloons, aspiration devices, coatings and guide wires to ensure quality products.
+ Utilize Statistical analysis tools including DOE (Design of Experiments), SPC (Statistical Process Control), ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), t-test, Process Capability, Confidence & Tolerance interval analysis with proficiency in Minitab.
+ Coordinate Product and Process risk utilizing Process Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (PFMECA) and Design Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (DFMECA).
+ Navigate government and industry standards to include FDA 21CFR part 820, ISO13485, ISO14971 and Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
+ Provide Process Verification & Validation for product quality, including development and execution of protocols Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) and TMV (Test Method Validations)).
+ Coordinate root cause analysis using various quality tools (5 Whys, 6M and Ishikawa (Fishbone) Diagram). Participate in CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) and implementation of corrective and preventive actions as necessary.
+ Identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) product features and sampling methods as well as interpreting engineering drawing and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
+ Create, Maintain, and implement Risk Management processes across products and processes
Must Have:
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.
+ Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field
+ 4+ years of work experience in Engineering, Quality, and/or experience in a regulated industry OR Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 2+ year of work experience in Engineering, Quality, and/or experience in a regulated industry.
Nice to Have :
Skills required to be successful in the role:
+ Very Strong Test Method development and Validation skills/experience
+ Prior experience in medical device design quality
+ Strong Technical experience (Polymers, Material Science and strength of Materials)
+ Working Knowledge of medical device regulatory laws and standards
+ Experience with inspection plans and inspection tools/equipment qualification
+ Experience managing product nonconformance (disposition, rework, closure)
+ Experience with QAD & SAP enterprise resource planning systems
+ Six sigma certification / ASQ certifications
+ Masters of Science or PhD in Engineering or Material Science, Polymers, Chemistry
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):$96,800.00 - $145,200.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page\_name=signon&co\_num=30601&co\_affid=medtronic)
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) .
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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
**We change lives** . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
**We build extraordinary solutions as one team** . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
**This life-changing career is yours to engineer** . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…
+ **Build** a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
+ **Grow** a career reflective of your passion and abilities
+ **Connect** to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
**Experiences that put people first** . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
**Life-transforming technologies** . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
**Better outcomes for our world** . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
**Insight-driven care** . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.
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