Job Description

Careers that Change Lives

In this exciting role as a Quality Engineer II, you will be responsible for Manufacturing Quality and be a part of the Twin Cities Campus Quality team. This role supports and oversees various products supporting the Cardiac Surgery and the Advanced Surgical Technologies (Lung Health business).

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It\xe2\x80\x99s no accident \xe2\x80\x93 we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it\xe2\x80\x99s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

Location: Plymouth, MN. On-site position A Day in the Life

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.
• Leads and/or participates in corrective/preventive action teams in resolving production and customer issues. 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
• Performs or provides guidance to Manufacturing Engineering on effective Process Validation, Test Method Validation and nonconforming material investigations.
• Ensures that local quality records supporting finished devices such as Device Master Records, Device History Records, Master Validation Plans, Process FMECAs, etc.. are accurate, current, and compliant to regulations.
• Dispositions any materials / components that are rejected for non-conformance with thorough investigations of the cause and determination of effective corrective actions.
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement ideas based on observations during day-to-day activities.
• Investigates and evaluates product field problems.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Engineering or technical field with minimum of 2 years of Quality Engineering experience or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Nice to Have

• Corrective Action experience \xe2\x80\x93 specifically CAPA
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, DMAIC problem solving experience
• Experience in Medical manufacturing and GDP practices
• Experience with internal and external audits
• Experience with Cell Operating Systems (COS)
• Agile software
• Minitab software

About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let\xe2\x80\x99s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients\xe2\x80\x99 lives. Help us shape the future.

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. Learn more about our benefits .

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 .

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc. \xe2\x80\x8b
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Aug 18, 2023
• Travel: No
• Salary Min: 72000
• Salary Max: 108000

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