Sr Reliability Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Nov 2026   Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life                     Job Title: Senior Supplier / Manufacturing Quality Engineer -- NPD   Location:   Company: Medtronic   Job Description:   Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Quality Engineer to join our innovative team. This role will be in the Surgical Operating Unit within the new product development quality team to influence design based on manufacturability, inspection and assembly, interact with suppliers (internal and external) to develop robust processes to manufacture the parts and assemblies, qualify the manufacturing processes established to produce sustainable supply and maintain supply and manufacturing continuity until product transfer. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in manufacturing processes, manufacturing process development, process controls, process validation and supplier management. The role also supports medical device product development, and a solid understanding of design controls and regulatory compliance requirements is preferred. This position requires a strong team player who is a self-starter, inquisitive, and a fast learner. This role will be pivotal in ensuring the development of medical devices that drive successful design transfer.  Key Responsibilities: • Supplier selection and qualification while ensuring suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services. • Monitor parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle, promptly identifying and resolving supplier-related problems. • Evaluate supplier technical and manufacturing capabilities to meet product, process, quality, and business requirements as an input to supplier selection. • Manage Non-Conformance Material Reports (NCMRs) for material, components and production related issues, ensuring trends are identified, analyzed, and addressed across incoming, production, and sterilization areas. • Manage suppliers' change requests, including communication, project management, and regular reporting. • Manage the Approved Supplier List, from supplier evaluation, supplier agreement, supplier audits to supplier acceptance. • Qualify materials through the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), including process validation, test method validation, technical writing, and project management. • Drive supplier performance improvement and reduce escapes to manufacturing through effective issue escalation, Supplier CAPA management, and Quality Performance Reviews. • Oversee Process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and Master Validation Planning in new product development. • Perform Statistical analysis of manufacturing process performance outputs • Oversee Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (internally and externally) • Collaborate cross functionally to ensure process limitations are captured within the design control, including Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Design for Manufacturability and Assembly activities. • Collaborate cross functionally to ensure essential components, product features and respective process controls are identified. • Ensure Design Transfer effectively translates design specifications into production specifications. • Use project m