Senior Supplier Quality Engineering Manager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 Sep 2026   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. A Day in the Life 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.  In this exciting role as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineering Manager, you will have responsibility for leading teams of Supplier Quality Engineers located at our Colorado Campus (Boulder, Parker, Louisville sites). Your team will be accountable for changes to existing supplied products and processes, as well as oversight of performance, improvement activities, and quality risk reductions initiatives. You will also lead the oversight of external supplied products ensuring conformance to purchased materials and management of nonconforming product in compliance to Medtronic Purchasing Controls, FDA, international requirements and Quality System Regulations. Our Global Quality Strategy is rooted in the Medtronic Mission and our Quality Policy. Being a 'trusted partner' means always putting patient safety first, upholding product quality, and maintaining the highest ethical standards in our business relationships and programs.                     Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.  Manage a team of Supplier Quality Engineers that are responsible for ensuring delivery of quality components, materials, and services in compliance to purchasing controls   Develop/maintain monitoring systems to track supplier & team performance (training, nonconformances, open actions, Supplier CAPA, supplier change control, Global Supplier Quality improvement programs, goals, etc.)  Lead cross-functional teams of engineers and manufacturing functions to investigate and resolve supplier-related quality or compliance issues discovered during incoming inspection and/or production  Lead team in corrective/preventive actions to resolve supplier-related issues (e.g., nonconformances, Supplier CAPA activities, audit findings, complaint investigations, etc.).  Ensures compliance to purchasing controls, including supporting internal, external notified body audits, and FDA inspections and outcomes   Manage performance, develop talent, engagement and inclusion, communicate business and operational developments, plan, prioritize and/or direct the responsibilities of direct reports.  Accountable for mentoring, developing and coaching staff on meeting / exceeding performance expectations and defined objectives  Provide leadership to staff ensuring the prioritization of strategic and department level initiatives to include defining performance goals and targets, conducting performance reviews, and staff 1:1s to guide performance management and employee development efforts and manage toward departmental goals    Must Have:

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.  Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 7+ years of work experience in Engineering, Quality, and/or experience in a regulated industry with 5+ years of leadership experience OR Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with