Supplier Quality Engineer Ii

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.**A Day in the Life**:In this exciting role as Supplier Quality Engineer II, you will be responsible for the management of our strategic Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) at Medtronic, with accountability to support changes to existing supplied products and processes, as well as oversight of performance and improvement activities. While partnering with our CMs and OEMs, including sub-tier suppliers as required, this position is responsible for maintaining necessary controls and drive improvements relating to finished medical device / component quality in conjunction and within our suppliers’ quality systems.You will work in partnership with the internal Medtronic R&D, Quality, and Regulatory teams, to deliver ensure our supplied products conform to finished device requirements, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products while staying in compliance to applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer requirements.Our Global Quality Strategy is rooted in the Medtronic Mission and our Quality Policy. Being a 'trusted partner' means always putting patient safety first, upholding product quality, and maintaining the highest ethical standards in our business relationships and programs.Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.- Ensures that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services.- Qualifies suppliers according to company standards and may administer a Certified Supplier Program in receiving inspection to ensure cost effectiveness.- Monitors parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and communicates and resolves supplier-related problems as they occur.- Develops and prioritizes an auditing schedule to ensure that designated suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure good manufacturing practices (GMP) and quality standards are met.- Evaluates suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback in assessment of their operation.- Some individuals may have responsibilities that include Pre-Market Supplier Quality and duties may include: Provides Pre-Market Quality Engineering support to New Product Development (NPD) working in partnership with the Component Engineering and Post-Market Supplier Quality Teams, to deliver quality parts, materials, and services, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products.- Provides technical guidance and quality compliance for Supplier Quality engagement throughout the NPD lifecycle on newly qualified parts from NPD and implementing strategies for driving product quality and continuous improvement, ensuring purchased products and components are manufactured and qualified in accordance to applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer requirements.- Collaborates with Component Engineers to develop and deliver the Product Acceptance Sampling Strategy, Approved Supplier List coordination, Supplier Owned Quality deployment, and Control Plans for new products.- Define Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation for all internal Medtronic Test Methods.**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.**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