Design Quality Engineer I – CST – Boxborough, MA (Onsite)

About the role

We are seeking a Design Quality Engineer I to join our Enabling Technologies team within the Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit at Medtronic. Located in Boxborough, MA, this role requires 15% travel and is open to candidates with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field with at least 0 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve quality engineering aspects of engineering change orders supporting released products.
• Investigate field complaint trends and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Affiliate with engineering, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams to ensure quality requirements are integrated throughout product development and sustaining activities.
• Develop and implement inspection, testing, and evaluation methods to verify product performance and reliability.
• Support the design and qualification of inspection and testing equipment and perform data analysis to evaluate product quality and compliance.
• Ensure documentation and corrective actions meet applicable quality system and regulatory requirements.
• Participate or lead Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities to improve product quality and reliability.
• Support design quality, product evaluation, reliability engineering, and research and development initiatives related to product and process quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent Technical/Scientific field with minimum of 0 years of relevant experience.
• Strong interest in quality engineering and medical device development.
• Passion for learning, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to technical detail and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams.
• Experience with engineering investigations, testing, statistical analysis, or quality systems through coursework, internships, or co-op experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement: Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent Technical/Scientific field with minimum of 0 years of relevant experience.
• Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications): Strong interest in quality engineering and medical device development. Passion for learning, problem-solving, and continuous improvement. Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to technical detail and regulatory compliance. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams. Experience with engineering investigations, testing, statistical analysis, or quality systems through coursework, internships, or co-op experience is a plus.

Skills

• Quality engineering
• Medical device development
• Engineering investigations
• Testing
• Statistical analysis
• Quality systems

Benefits

Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package including:

• 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
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)

Pay

$66,400.00 - $99,600.00 USD

Schedule

Onsite: At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. We’re working onsite 4 days a week to drive performance, foster an environment of belonging, and collaborate to inspire as we engineer the extraordinary. This role will require 15% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.