Quality Manager
Resonetics · Blaine, MN
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $115k–$143k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Resonetics (medical devices) in Blaine, MN. Liaising with customer quality personnel to resolve issues and Customer Complaints.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience) · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Control plans, MSA / Gage R&R, Minitab
- Base pay
- $115k–$143k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $83k–$120k. This one lists $115k–$143k.
Median of the low and high ends of 49 live postings that list pay, out of 82 quality engineer openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 81 other live quality postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- About 30% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Typical $80k–$118k, from 45 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 55%
- ✓ Supplier quality 46%
- ✓ Lean 38%
- ✓ Six Sigma 37%
- ISO 9001 35%
- CAPA 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Minitab, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Resonetics
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Resonetics in Blaine
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Quality Manager at Resonetics in other locations
Resonetics lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Bethel, CT · $115k–$143k
Full description from ResoneticsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Liaising with customer quality personnel to resolve issues and Customer Complaints
- ◆Monitoring and disseminating customer quality report cards
- ◆Generating process deviations, validation protocols and reports
- ◆Generating Customer Change Notices
- ◆Assisting with troubleshooting of production and PDP processes
- ◆Leading development of metrology equipment
- ◆Developing and maintaining quality/control plans
- ◆Developing PFMECAs
- ◆Specifying metrology equipment
- ◆Conducting Gage R&R studies
- ◆Resolving Corrective and Preventive Actions
- ◆Developing Quality Procedures and ensure training of personnel
- ◆Approving Nonconformance disposition
- ◆Analyzing production and validation data
- ◆Working on continual improvement and process assessment projects as assigned
- ◆Supervising quality department for a site.
- ◆Responsible for facilitation of external and/or internal audits.
Required Qualifications
- ✓8+ years’ experience in a Quality Engineering role for a medical device manufacturer and/or start-up company, or equivalent engineering experience
- ✓Demonstrated technical writing and communication skills.
- ✓Working knowledge of Statistical software and/or Minitab
- ✓Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- ✓Prior supervisory experience
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓CMQOE, CQE and/or Six Sigma Green or Black beltBS degree; Physics, Optics, Mechanical, Chemical, Plastics preferred
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Overview
Resonetics is a global leader in advanced engineering, prototyping, product development, and micro manufacturing, driving innovation in the medical device industry. With rapid expansion across all our locations, we continue to push the boundaries of technology while fostering a dynamic, employee-centered culture. Our commitment to excellence and continuous improvement makes Resonetics an exciting place for professionals passionate about shaping the future of micro-manufacturing and being part of something bigger.
The Quality Manager provides customer- and factory-facing quality support for contract manufacturing of medical device components at a specific Resonetics site. The position includes managing the interface between Resonetics and customers’ supplier quality organization, assisting with transition and sustaining of manufacturing processes, and support for supplier quality management.
The Quality Manager also acts as the lead person for a manufacturing site for all Quality and Regulatory matters and supervises other quality personnel on site. The Quality Manager oversees the site Quality department budget, Quality personnel hiring for the site, and establishes site-level policies to comply with Resonetics-wide directives.
The Quality Manager position uses Quality Engineering techniques including Problem solving using Lean Six Sigma methodology, Process Validations, Process Development and optimization, Gage R&R, reducing dependence on inspection, and ISO compliance.
Join Resonetics and be part of a team that’s redefining medical device manufacturing. If you’re passionate about innovation and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Physical Demands
- •Position may include up to 10% domestic and international travel
Our company policy is that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must already be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.