Senior Supplier Quality Engineering Manager

Medtronic seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineering Manager to lead supplier quality teams at its Tempe campus. The role involves managing supplier performance, overseeing quality compliance, investigating production issues, and developing direct reports while maintaining the highest standards for patient safety and product quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead team of Supplier Quality Engineers ensuring delivery of compliant components, materials, and services
• Develop and maintain monitoring systems tracking supplier performance, training, nonconformances, and improvement initiatives
• Direct cross-functional investigations and resolutions of supplier-related quality and compliance issues
• Manage corrective and preventive actions addressing nonconformances, supplier CAPA, and audit findings
• Ensure compliance with purchasing controls during internal and external audits and FDA inspections

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or technical field plus 7+ years engineering/quality experience in regulated industry with 5+ years leadership experience
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Science, or technical field plus 5+ years engineering/quality experience in regulated industry with 5+ years leadership experience
• Experience managing supplier quality, nonconformances, and corrective/preventive actions
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring capabilities for direct reports
• Electronics or PCBA manufacturing experience preferred
• ASQ CQE, CQA, CSQP certification or Six Sigma/Lean certification preferred