Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 22 Jun 2026

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

At Medtronic, we act boldly, compete to win, move with speed, foster belonging, and deliver results-the right way. This is the Medtronic Mindset, defining how we work and what we value. Our brand is rooted in action, and every team member plays a vital role in bringing our culture to life.

We recognize your extraordinary potential to help ensure future generations live better, healthier lives. A career at Medtronic is purposeful, mission-driven, and unlike any other. We are committed to alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions worldwide. As a Supplier Quality Engineer based in Irvine, CA you will support the Neurovascular Operating Unit by ensuring externally sourced materials, components, and services consistently meet Medtronic quality and regulatory requirements.

This role partners closely with Neurovascular R&D, Manufacturing, Operations Quality, and Sourcing to qualify and develop suppliers, support new product introductions and design changes, and resolve supplier-related nonconformances that could impact product performance or patient safety. You will lead investigations and root cause analysis for supplier issues, drive corrective and preventive actions with suppliers, and monitor performance through robust metrics and reviews.

By building strong technical relationships with key suppliers and championing continuous improvement, this role helps maintain reliable supply and high first-time quality for Neurovascular products manufactured in Irvine, CA.

Onsite:
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

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.

* 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.

* Lead qualification and onboarding of new suppliers, including quality assessments, audits, and documentation review.

* Support risk management activities related to supplied…