Quality Engineer 1

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 LifeMedtronicAt Medtronic, we value what makes you unique.Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress and deliver meaningful innovations.Our PurposeAt our Quality Department in Medtronic, plc, we focus on supporting the product value stream to ensure that customer and patient needs are met every day.Our key focus is on delivering and maintaining a high level of Quality to ensure that business and performance goals are achieved.The Quality Engineer role is critical in supporting key department metrics thus contributing to the global strategy and to deliver on our mission to contribute to human welfare by supporting the manufacture of products that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.Come for a job, stay for a careerA Day in The Life Of:Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality standards and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.Work on non-conformance Investigations.Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.Contribute to continuous improvement activities to support the business.May collaborate 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.Ensure compliance to all applicable department and site-wide procedures, and regulations.Support Internal and External audit preparation and activity which includes application and maintenance of quality standards for all activities associated.Key Skills & ExperienceMinimum of a bachelor's degree (Level 7 NFQ) in Engineering/Science or related discipline with a minimum of 1-year relevant direct Science/Engineering experience within medical device environment.Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.Practical working knowledge of statistical data analysis, problem solving and quality improvement tools and techniques preferable.Technical writing skills.Ability to multi-task and to take initiative is essential.Effective time management skills.Builds and maintains positive relationships with others; shows respect and consideration for others.Physical Job RequirementsMedtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits PackageThe 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.Benefits & CompensationMedtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits PackageA 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.About MedtronicWe 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