Quality Engineer II
Medtronic · Lafayette, CO
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $79k–$119k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Medtronic (medical devices) in Lafayette, CO. Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $79k–$119k
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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About the role
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.
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.
requirements
of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusi
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Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
A Day in the Life
The Design Quality Engineer II in Released Product Engineering Quality for the Vessel Sealing and Dissection portfolio provides quality engineering support for post-market and sustaining engineering activities across released medical devices. The role helps ensure that design changes, product improvements, and issue resolution activities are executed in compliance with the Medtronic Quality Management System, applicable design control requirements, and product risk management expectations. This position partners closely with design engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and other cross-functional teams to assess product changes, support documentation updates, contribute to risk evaluations, and help maintain the safety, effectiveness, reliability, and quality of released products throughout the product lifecycle. This role is well suited for a hands-on engineer who enjoys digging into problems, asking questions, and translating data into actionable improvements.
Differentiating factors
Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor.
Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.
Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments.
Contributes to the completion of project milestones.
May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.
Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex.
Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.
Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts.
External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature.
Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, gain input, and support decision-making.
Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and / or employee in Support Career Stream.
Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 0 years relevant experience.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the