We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 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

         

         

Join a Culture of Collaboration and Innovation.

The Opportunity

The Medtronic Mindset calls on leaders to act boldly, move with urgency, collaborate effectively, and deliver results—the right way. At Medtronic, our most impactful leaders are those who step into complexity, set clear direction, and elevate teams through strong communication, accountability, and purpose.

We are seeking a hands-on Supplier Quality Engineering Manager to lead a critical turnaround at our Grand Rapids, MI manufacturing site. This role is designed for a proven people leader who brings energy, decisiveness, and a track record of driving results through others. The successful candidate will quickly assess gaps, stabilize supplier quality performance, and elevate the capability and effectiveness of the SQE team while building strong cross-functional partnerships.

This site manufactures approximately 600 finished products within our Cardiac Surgery (CS) portfolio, including cannulae and beating heart products. Success in this role requires visible leadership, clear and effective communication, and the ability to balance near-term remediation with long-term capability building. This is not a maintenance role—it is an opportunity for a leader energized by transformation, collaboration, and measurable impact.

Who Will Thrive Here

This role is best suited for leaders who are energized by challenge and motivated by building momentum and results. Successful candidates will bring:

• A proven track record of leading and developing teams in fast-paced or changing environments

• The ability to drive results through clear direction, accountability, and follow-through

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the presence to influence across functions and with suppliers

• Comfort stepping into complex or ambiguous situations, quickly assessing gaps and prioritizing actions

• A hands-on leadership style with a passion for elevating team capability and performance

• Motivation to lead transformation rather than maintain the status quo

Candidates seeking a steady-state role or a first-time people management opportunity may find this position misaligned.

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

• Lead, develop, and elevate a team of Supplier Quality Engineers, setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and building a high-performing, engaged team.

• Drive supplier quality performance and improvement, ensuring delivery of quality components, materials, and services in compliance with purchasing controls.

• Lead cross-functional team in supplier-related investigations and corrective/preventive actions, including nonconformances, Supplier CAPAs, audit findings, and complaint investigations.

• Partner cross-functionally with Operations Quality, Engineering, Operations, and other stakeholders to resolve supplier-related quality or compliance issues.

• Develop and maintain monitoring systems to track supplier and team performance, including nonconformances, open actions, Supplier CAPA, supplier change management, training, and Global Supplier Quality improvement initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with purchasing controls and regulatory requirements, including supporting internal audits, notified body audits, and FDA inspections.

• Provide active people leadership through coaching, mentoring, performance management, goal setting, regular 1:1s, and succession planning.

• Communicate clearly and effectively, translating complex technical and quality issues for leadership and cross-functional partners.

• Prioritize and execute strategic and department-level initiatives to drive both near-term results and long-term capability.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person collaboration is essential to our success. This role requires a minimum of 5 days per week onsite as part of our commitment to professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

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 5+ years of experience in Engineering, Quality, and/or a regulated industry
  OR Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science, or technical field with 3+ years of experience in Engineering, Quality, and/or a regulated industry

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated people management experience, including leading teams through change and driving performance improvement

• MBA or Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, or technical field

• ASQ CQE, CQA, and/or CSQP certification

• Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification

• Experience leading quality improvement plans, remediation efforts, or turnaround initiatives

• Strong communication, organizational, and project planning skills

• Proven ability to influence, negotiate, and lead change across functions and with suppliers

• Sound judgment in assessing risk and communicating complex technical challenges to senior leadership

• Strong coaching, mentoring, and talent development skills

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):$142,400.00 - $213,600.00

 

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.