We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Jun 2025

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We are currently seeking a Quality Engineer II to join our growing team supporting the Cranial and Spinal Technologies (CST) portfolio. The CST operating unit provides a comprehensive portfolio of proven powerful technologies setting the highest standards of integrity and reliability in Cranial and Spinal care.

This position will require you to be onsite in Memphis, Tennessee at least four days a week with one day a week working remotely.

In this role, you will be instrumental in developing and maintaining quality standards for our medical products. You will work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure that our products meet stringent quality standards. Your responsibilities will include executing design controls and risk management, developing inspection methods, conducting quality assurance tests, and performing statistical analyses to uphold product reliability and compliance.

If you're ready to leverage your skills in quality engineering to enhance healthcare solutions, we encourage you to apply and become part of our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place (includes development and maintenance of design controls and lifecycle risk management)
Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
Design or specify inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; and perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
Ensure 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, production control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

Must Have: Minimum qualifications

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

Bachelors Degree in a technical discipline
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Nice to Have -Preferred Qualifications:

3D Modeling - Computer Aided Design
ASQ Quality certification – CQE, CSQP, CQA.
Hands on experience and proficiency with blueprint reading (including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing), metal machining, metrology and statistical tools .
Experience with effective implementation of international standards (eg. FDA, ISO, IEC) and tools for risk management, design and production controls.
Usability Engineering or Human Factors Engineering experience
Excellent communication and technical writing skills
Experience with Continuous Improvement initiatives, Corrective and Preventive Actions

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):$76,800.00 - $115,200.00This 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, andSimple 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), andCapital 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

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.

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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