Prin Quality Engineer.

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 Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Quality Engineer to provide technical leadership across complex investigations, advanced problem-solving initiatives, validation programs, and strategic quality improvement efforts. This role will serve as a key partner to Quality, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, and Supply Chain teams, driving robust root cause analysis, CAPA effectiveness, risk management, and quality engineering excellence. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong analytical and leadership skills, capable of solving complex technical challenges while influencing cross-functional teams and driving sustainable improvements. This position will also serve as the Quality representative for capital investment projects, equipment qualifications, process validations, and implementation of new manufacturing technologies. The successful candidate will provide expert guidance to ensure quality requirements are integrated throughout project planning and execution, while strengthening compliance, operational performance, and inspection readiness. Through technical mentorship, strategic leadership, and hands-on problem solving, this role will play a critical part in advancing the site's quality culture, reducing risk, and supporting long-term business objectives. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Ensures 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.

Demonstrated expertise in advanced problem-solving methodologies such as DOE, DMAIC, Shainin, Kepner-Tregoe, 8D, and statistical analysis to resolve complex manufacturing and quality issues. Experience leading capital investment projects, process validations (IQ/OQ/PQ), equipment qualifications, automation initiatives, and implementation of new manufacturing technologies within a regulated environment. Strong background in risk management and regulatory compliance, including PFMEA, DFMEA, ISO 14971, FDA, ISO 13485, and support of regulatory inspections and external audits. Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leadership, providing technical mentorship while driving strategic quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives. TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM:  An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired