Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life Medtronic At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations. Our Purpose A career at Medtronic is like no other. We are purposeful. We are committed. And we ae driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations. The Acute Care & Monitoring Operating Unit is committed to excellence in innovation and commercialization to pursue our vision and long-term business growth. The ACM OU organisation is refining its product delivery, innovation, and commercialisation approach to enable product leadership across all segments of our product portfolio. This will require enhancing our innovation processes, refining our design and delivery approaches to deliver an integrated and comprehensive portfolio that enables product development excellence across ACM. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result — and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. The Principal Supplier Quality Engineer will join the ACM OU OPS team to ensure a seamless transition of new products from R&D to Manufacturing. The Principal Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) will engage with external suppliers on a daily basis to ensure support for New Product development projects.  The goal of this role is to ensure delivery of quality parts, materials, and services, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products. This role will liaise with our extensive network of suppliers to execute on PPAP validations, quality improvements, cost savings, while managing and implementing supplier driven changes to support launch of new products within ACM. Come for a job, stay for a career! A Day in The Life Of: Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Provide Pre-Market Quality Engineering support to New Product Development (NPD) teams, working in partnership with Medtronic cross functional teams, Contract Manufacturers and Suppliers to deliver quality parts, materials, and services, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products. Qualify & onboard suppliers according to company standards during the NPD pre-production and development phases, to ensure high product yields and reliability are achieved. Executes validation activities to ensure suppliers are meeting Medtronic requirements & ensuring high product reliability and confidence in supplier related issues as they occur. Develops and prioritizes a supplier’s auditing schedule during NPD to ensure that designated suppliers are audited and onboarded to the ACM ASL per Medtronic requirements and ensuring good manufacturing practices (GMP) and quality standards are met. Evaluates suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provide feedback in assessment of their operation. Builds a collaborative relationship with suppliers to quickly address any Drive appropriate root cause investigations with the supplier & ensure corrective actions are implemented and monitored for desired results. Drive supplier improvement/corrective action through the following Provide technical assistance to suppliers/other resources Work with suppliers and sub-tier suppliers, as required, to lead and drive systematic improvements and ensure stability related to medical device Define Rec ... (truncated, view full listing at source)