Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 22 Jul 2026. At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that suppliers (including 3PL and distributors) deliver quality parts, materials, and services.
• Qualifies suppliers (including 3PLs and distributors) according to company standards and may administer a Certified Supplier Program in receiving inspection to ensure cost effectiveness.
• Maintains a monitoring schedule to ensure that designated suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure quality standards are met.
• Evaluates suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback in assessment of their operation.
• Supports new product development by providing pre-market quality engineering expertise, collaborating with component engineering teams on supplier selection, product acceptance strategies, control plans, and receiving inspection requirements.
• Develops and prioritizes an auditing schedule to ensure that designated suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure quality standards are met.
• Provides technical guidance and quality compliance for Supplier Quality engagement throughout the NPD lifecycle on newly qualified parts (or services) from NPD and implementing strategies for driving product quality and continuous improvement, ensuring purchased products, components and services are executed 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.
• Defines Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation for all internal Medtronic Test Methods.

Requirements

• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Advanced degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 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.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. Benefits & Compensation details can be found [here](link_to_benefits).

About MiniMed

MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. For more than 40 years, we’ve been committed to redefining what’s possible: intelligent dosing systems designed for real life, predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and always on support when it’s needed most. At the heart of everything we do is a simple Mission: to make every day a better day for people with diabetes.