Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 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 The Neurovascular Operating Unit develops technologies that support minimally invasive treatment of stroke and other neurovascular conditions. Supplier Quality Engineering plays a critical role in ensuring externally sourced materials, components, and services consistently meet quality, regulatory, and business requirements while supporting product reliability and supply continuity. This position is based in Irvine, California and supports manufacturing, research and development, operations quality, and sourcing teams within the Neurovascular business. The role is onsite five days per week and requires collaboration with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to support supplier qualification, performance monitoring, new product introductions, and process improvements. Travel to supplier locations may be required for audits, assessments, and supplier development activities.                     As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you will partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure purchased materials and components meet quality and regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle. This role supports supplier qualification, new product development activities, supplier performance improvement, and investigation of supplier-related quality issues that could impact product performance, manufacturing operations, or patient outcomes.

Lead supplier qualification and onboarding activities, including quality assessments, audits, documentation review, and approval of new suppliers. Drive investigation, root cause analysis, and resolution of supplier-related nonconformances, complaints, and material quality issues. Partner with Research and Development, Manufacturing, Operations Quality, and Sourcing teams to support new product introductions, design changes, and supplier transfers. Monitor supplier quality performance using established metrics and drive corrective and preventive actions to improve quality, delivery, and reliability. Support risk management activities for supplied materials, components, and manufacturing processes, including risk assessments and mitigation plans. Collaborate with engineering teams to develop inspection strategies, control plans, test methods, and qualification requirements for new products and components. Conduct supplier audits and assessments to evaluate compliance with quality system, regulatory, and operational requirements. Support validation, qualification, and continuous improvement activities at supplier sites to ensure consistent product quality and process performance.

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD. Experience in supplier quality, quality engineering, manufacturing quality, or a related quality-focused engineering function. Experience leading investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action activities for quality issues. Experience working within a regulated quality management system and applying quality and compliance requirements. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to resolve quality and process issues.

Experience in the medical device industry or other highly regulated industries operating under applicable regulatory and quality standards. Experience supporting new