Quality Engineer - Operational Quality Walks; OQW

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Feb 2026

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.

The Medtronic Grand Rapids Manufacturing site is a key facility focused on the production of high-quality medical devices and components related to Cardiac and Vascular Group. Here, you can build a lifelong career rooted in exploration, innovation, and purpose—while helping advance healthcare access and equity for patients around the world. At our Grand Rapids site, you will lead nonconformance investigations, drive continuous operational improvements, collaborating with a highly engaged cross‑functional team at one of Medtronic’s most dynamic manufacturing locations.

Together, we deliver life‑changing products that break down barriers to innovation and help create a more connected, compassionate world.

As part of this team, the Quality Engineer I will support the implementation and execution of Operational Quality Walks (OQWs) at the Grand Rapids site, helping to sustain an always‑ready quality culture across manufacturing areas. This role will ensure consistent ownership, timely completion, engagement, and adherence to OQW principles, while partnering with cross‑functional teams to reinforce standard work and drive continuous improvement.

If you are motivated by problem‑solving, thrive on challenges, and bring strong attention to detail, this role offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

This role is 100% onsite at our Grand Rapids, MI manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.

• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.

• Design or specify inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; and perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.

• Ensure 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.

Must Have:
Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 0 years of work experience.

Nice to Have

• Strong communication, teamwork, and technical leadership skills

• Highly organized with effective prioritization, time management, and attention to detail

• Proven ability to work independently or in cross-functional teams

• Skilled in industry-standard root cause analysis (e.g., Fishbone, 5 Whys) and problem-solving;
  Six Sigma certification preferred

• Knowledge of quality and regulatory standards (ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR 820)

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles:
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