Quality Engineer II

Medtronic · North Haven, CT · 4 days ago

On-siteQuality Assurance$79k–$119k/yrFull-time

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

About the role

The Quality Engineer II will support the Surgical Sutures’ Manufacturing business within Medtronic’s Surgical Innovations group located in North Haven, CT. This role is integral to ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance in our medical device manufacturing processes. As a member of our Quality team, you will collaborate cross-functionally to enhance product reliability, optimize processes, and uphold regulatory compliance. This role is 100% onsite at our North Haven, CT manufacturing site, working 5 days a week to foster professional growth and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

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.
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, inventory control, and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, or technical field with 4+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality.
OR Advanced degree in Engineering, Science, or technical field with 2+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality.
OR PhD with 0 years of relevant experience.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Biomedical, Mechanical, or related discipline); advanced degree preferred.
Experience working in a fast-paced Manufacturing environment.
Good communication skills, written and verbal.
Work experience in process validation across the full validation lifecycle including IQ, OQ, TMV, PQ.
CAPA (Corrective Action / Preventive Action) experience.
Familiarity with Minitab Statistical Software.
Six Sigma Training.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described 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: The employee is regularly required to be independently mobile and interact with a computer, as well as communicate with peers and co-workers.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package designed to support employees at every career and life stage. The following benefits are available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week:

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
Life insurance and Long-term disability leave.
Dependent daycare spending account.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement.
Simple Steps (global well-being program).
Incentive plans, including the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Employee Assistance Program.
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums).
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Pay

Salary ranges for U.S. locations (excluding Puerto Rico) are $79,200.00 - $118,800.00 (USD). The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location.