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Sr Quality Engineer.
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Medtronic INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles16 certified filings for “Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer” (Industrial Engineers) in MN: $109k–$124k, median $109k. Most were filed at wage level III (44%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Last confirmed live 2 days agoWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Medtronic INC
The US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering required. millions of people worldwide. The Sr. Quality Engineer supports quality assurance activities within a regulated manufacturing environment, ensuring products and processes meet applicable quality, regulatory, and business requirements. This role is responsible for supporting investigations, nonconformance management, CAPA, change control, validation deliverables, risk assessments, process monitoring, and audit readiness. The position partners cross-functionally with manufacturing, engineering, supplier quality, and operations teams to resolve quality issues, drive continuous improvement, and maintain compliance with FDA, ISO, GMP, and internal quality system expectations. The ideal candidate brings strong technical problem-solving skills, quality systems knowledge, manufacturing process experience, and the ability to produce clear, technically sound, audit-ready documentation. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. • Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality standards and protocol 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. • Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. • Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. • May specialize 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. Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience. Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering required. Experience: Minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering, quality, or manufacturing experience required; or a master’s degree in engineering with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience. Preferred Qualifications • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering preferred. • Experience in medical device or other FDA/ISO-regulated manufacturing environments, including GMP expectations and inspection readiness. • Practical knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA Quality System Regulation expectations, nonconformance management, CAPA, document control, change control, and risk management. • Knowledge of validation concepts for equipment, processes, products, and software, including URS, SRS, IQ, OQ, PQ, risk-based validation, and implementation readiness. • Experience supporting NPI, product transfers, supplier qualification, supplier performance monitoring, component qualification, an