Medtronic Hiring for Quality Engineer II at Minneapolis, MN Full Time

In this exciting role as a Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for analysis of performance data collected from Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management products. This includes review or analysis of test results, clinical data, manufacturing data, and product performance data. Additional duties include but are not limited to: providing failure analysis guidance, defining standard work, identifying trends, escalating assessment of field issues, and driving continuous improvement of post-market quality processes and coordination.

This role requires cross-functional communication to drive alignment across multiple teams, including; High Volume Manufacturing, Research & Development, Patient and Technical Services, Product Support, Reliability, Customer Communications, Supplier Quality, and MDR/Vigilance.

Cardiac Rhythm Management

Our Cardiac Rhythm Management Integrated Operating Unit offers devices and therapies that treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure. It is comprised o f four key businesses: Cardiac Pacing Therapies, Defibrillation Solutions, Patient Management, and Procedure Innovations. Together, we will transform the lives of people with cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.

A Day in the Life

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

• Established or expected to gain a strong understanding of CRHF products and their clinical application, with in-depth knowledge of at least one implantable product category, including a deep understanding of failure modes and clinical implications
• Assess for product or application performance issues. This includes assessing complaints with respect to returned product analysis results, clinical data, and manufacturing data.
• Initiate the root cause investigation and corrective action processes.
• Draft reports, work instructions, and other technical documents.
• Ensure the correct application of the quality system.
• Performance and work to continually improve the analysis and post-market quality investigation processes and methodologies.
• Leverage advanced skills and knowledge to manage projects. Working to identify critical paths, solve problems and lead diverse groups with input from an advisor or mentor as needed.
• Leverage lean sigma methodologies to create significant and measurable process improvements, resulting in improving process efficiency, process capability, or mistake proofing.
• Assist Technical Services and Customer Communications departments in assuring accurate and meaningful information is communicated to the customer.
• Assist Customer Quality Experience Management and provide Regulatory Affairs support as necessary to aid in the response to inquiries or to prepare for regulatory reports.
• Assist Reliability Engineering to ensure adequate escalation and detection of field issues.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

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

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 2+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality OR Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 0 years of work experience.

Nice to Have

• Quality, reliability, or other regulated industry engineering experience, including knowledge of Quality Systems and CAPA.
• Specific knowledge of Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management products and applications, or knowledge of similar therapies
• Advanced knowledge and application of product performance or complaint investigation methodologies to systematically identify root causes of quality problems.
• Six Sigma, Lean Sigma, or DRM Certification
• Demonstrated ability to perform data analysis using statistical techniques and reliability tools.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills with focus on improved system performance outcomes and positive business impact
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including demonstrated application of structured problem-solving methods and tools with a focus on quality, efficiency, and innovation
• Influential, accurate, and decisive written and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to build relationships and align towards shared outcome-based goals

About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations – but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Sep 29, 2021
• Travel: No