We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 22 May 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.

A Day in the Life

         

         

Act boldly. Compete to win. Move with speed and decisiveness. Foster belonging. Deliver results…the right way. That’s the Medtronic Mindset — our cultural norms. Our brand is rooted in action, not just words. The Medtronic Mindset defines the expectations of our culture. Every person here plays a role in bringing it to life. We recognize your extraordinary potential to ensure future generations live better, healthier lives.

Join Medtronic’s Advanced Surgical Instruments team and help engineer the quality behind life-changing technologies that impact patients worldwide. As a Quality Engineer II based in North Haven, CT, you will support the Access, Instrumentation, and Powered Focus Factory at a site known for its advanced manufacturing and collaborative, high-performing culture. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, data-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about driving excellence in product quality, patient safety, and continuous improvement.

As a Quality Engineer II in the Advanced Surgical Instruments business, this role provides quality engineering support for the Access, Instrumentation, and Powered Focus Factory. They will partner with manufacturing, process engineering, and cross‑functional teams to ensure our surgical instruments consistently meet Medtronic quality standards, regulatory requirements, and patient safety expectations. This role monitors process performance and yields, leads nonconformance investigations and CAPAs, and supports validation and change control for new and existing products and processes. This role provides day‑to‑day floor support in the focus factory, drives use of data and quality tools to reduce defects and complaints and helps prepare for and participate in internal and external audits. They will also coach operators and engineers on quality system requirements and champions a culture of continuous improvement, compliance, and flawless execution within Advanced Surgical Instruments.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. It is 100% onsite at our North Haven, CT manufacturing site.

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

• Provide day-to-day quality engineering support on the manufacturing floor, partnering with operators, supervisors, and engineers to ensure adherence to procedures and immediate resolution of quality issues.

• Collaborate with manufacturing, operations, and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with Medtronic Quality System requirements, regulatory standards, and internal procedures.

• Lead and support root cause investigations, nonconformance management, and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), ensuring timely, thorough, and compliant resolution of issues.

• Develop, implement, and maintain inspection and testing methods to ensure product quality and process consistency.

• Utilize statistical methods and data analysis to monitor process performance, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement in yield and defect reduction.

• Apply and reinforce a culture of continuous improvement, compliance, and accountability to support safe, effective, and reliable product output.

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 2+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality OR Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 0+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality

Nice to Have

• Experience leading root cause investigations and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) activities

• Experience working in fast-paced, regulated manufacturing environments

• Process validation experience (IQ, OQ, TMV, PQ)

• Familiarity with statistical methods (SPC, trend analysis, sampling plans) and tools such as Minitab

• Six Sigma training or certification

• Experience supporting internal and external audits

• Working knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA QSR, and other applicable regulatory standards

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$79,200.00 - $118,800.00

 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.