
Supplier Quality Engineer II
Medtronic · Memphis, TN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $80k–$120k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Medtronic (medical devices) in Memphis, TN. Ensure suppliers consistently deliver quality parts, materials, and services for released products.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Control plans, ISO 13485, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Supplier quality
- Base pay
- $80k–$120k
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About the role
Responsibilities
- ◆Ensure suppliers consistently deliver quality parts, materials, and services for released products.
- ◆Qualify and maintain suppliers in accordance with Medtronic quality
requirements
and approved supplier processes.
- ✓Lead supplier change qualification activities and execute documentation required for timely implementation.
- ✓Investigate, communicate, and resolve supplier-related quality issues to minimize manufacturing and supply chain impact.
- ✓Develop and execute supplier audit plans to assess compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and quality system requirements.
- ✓Evaluate supplier quality systems and operational performance and provide feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- ✓Partner with Component Engineering and cross-functional teams to develop acceptance sampling strategies, control plans, and supplier quality requirements.
- ✓Participate in Engineering Review Board (ERB) activities and support disposition of nonconforming materials.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience OR Master's degree and 0+ years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated industry.
- ✓Experience conducting supplier audits and supplier qualification activities.
- ✓Experience with supplier change management, product qualification, and risk assessment processes.
- ✓Experience with receiving inspection, acceptance sampling, and test method validation.
- ✓Knowledge of ISO 13485, Quality System Regulation (QSR), or other applicable regulatory requirements.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the
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
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The Supplier Quality Engineer partners with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure quality, compliance, and continuity of supply for released products. This role is responsible for supplier performance monitoring, supplier qualification activities, audit execution, change management, and resolution of supplier-related quality issues that impact manufacturing and product availability.
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