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American Society of Quality Professionals

Senior Quality Engineer at Medtronic in Lousiville CO

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Position: Sr. Quality Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Company: Medtronic 

Careers web page: http://www.jobs.medtronic.com

Job Code: 130530

Location: Lousiville CO

Position Description:

  • This position has the responsibility and authority to to perform Quality Engineering functions including inspection and testing, calibration, procedure writing, and statistical analysis of quality data.
  • The Senior Quality Engineer must be able to prioritize activities and allocate resources for greatest effectiveness.
  • The Senior Quality Engineer must deal on a daily basis with both concrete and abstract problems.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Provide quality engineering support to project teams that are responsible for the development of radio frequency (RF) generators.
  • Perform duties prescribed for design controls of new products and product design changes.
  • Support the sustainment of existing products through NCMR and customer complaint investigations.
  • Lead continuous improvement projects to enhance processes and products.
  • Enforce adherence to the Quality Management System through procedure compliance and internal audits.
  • Contribute to supplier selection,qualification and maintenance.
  • All activities must be performed in compliance with the Quality System.
  • Performs duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety related site rules, policies or governmental regulations.
  • All other duties as assigned.
  • Travel requirement: 10-20%

Education Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required.
  • Years Of Experience:
    • Minimum 4 years of engineering experience with a Bachelor’s Degree,
    • or minimum 2 years of engineering experience with a Master’s Degree.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering discipline.
  • Experience in Quality Assurance and/or Quality Engineering in a regulated environment.
  • Working knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, IEC 60601, and other relevant international standards.
  • Hands on experience in risk analysis according to ISO 14971 including the use of AFMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA, and related tools.
  • Working knowledge of root cause analysis, problem solving, and statistical methods as applied to process and product quality.
  • Formal training or equivalent job experience in software development and validation.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification.
  • Experience working with remote suppliers and facilities, both domestic and international
  • ASQ certification in Quality Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or Software Quality Engineering.
  • Ability to interact with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
  • Ability to guide the successful completion of major programs and an ability to perform in a leadership role.
  • Strong statistical analysis skills.
  • Strong root cause analysis skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communicaton skills.
  • Experience with hands-on trouble shooting.
  • Strong technical problem solving skills.
  • Inspection and testing techniques.

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