Quality Engineer

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The Quality Engineer will be responsible to assure that manufacturing processes comply with the product specification and regulatory government agencies requirements. Your task is to provide mechanisms for controlling the total quality and establish ways of evaluating the quality of our products. You will participate on internal, inter-facility and vendors or suppliers’ quality audits to determine the extent of compliance and effectiveness of operations, to documented policies, procedures, specifications, FDA and ISO requirements.

**A Day in the Life**
- Assure that processes comply with specifications, Quality Systems Regulations, and ISO standards.
- Evaluate product/material discrepancies. (PRB/MRB) on time and implement corrective actions accordant.
- Establish mechanism to evaluate, measure, monitor and/or quality in our products.
- Provide check and balance to manufacturing/system changes submitted by manufacturing Engineers through evaluation/approval of Engineering change request/orders. Ensure update of manufacturing processes to reflect quality concepts and specification requirements.
- Support other Quality Engineer improvement and quality activities as needed.
- May provide guidance and assistance to less experienced engineer (eg. Quality Engineer I)
- 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.
- 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.
- Ensure that processes comply, with a high confidence level, the tolerances stated on the product specification and drawings.
- Conduct failure investigations to initiate, stimulate, and assign corrective action. Issue written reports and update, accordingly.
- Review and analyze quality trends with the manufacturing team. Analyze data based on trends, recommend actions for process, equipment, and system improvement.
- Work on product transfers activities and actively participate in product qualifications and validations of equipment and processes.
- Perform risk assessment activities with reliability for product quality risks.
- Work on special projects assigned by Supervisor/Manager.

**Must Have**:

- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience

**Your Profile**
- 2 years of relevant experience preferably in a quality assurance or test-related capacity related to manufacturing of small electro/mechanical devices,
- Understanding of Statistical Process Controls and use of Minitab software is preferred.

**About Medtronic Singapore Operations**

Medtronic Singapore Operations was among the first international medical technology firms to set up manufacturing operations in Singapore. We are one of the most advanced medical device manufacturing sites and the first manufacturing facility of its kind in the region to make implantable cardiac leads, pacemakers and monitors. As a company Medtronic is intensely focused on creating a workplace environment which reflects our standing as the world’s top medical device company.

**What We Offer**

We recognize the personal worth of employees by providing an employment framework that allows personal satisfaction in work accomplished, security, advancement opportunity, and means to share in the company's success. We believe in rewarding our staff with a complete package of benefits designed to support them at every career and life stage. As a result, our employees have access to the following benefits, to name a few:

- Our global well-being program supports your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Medtronic Employee Assistance Program offers confidential support and resources to build and enhance employee and organizational resilience, productivity, teamwork and psychologically healthy workplaces.
- Various insurance benefits include Inpatient and Outpatient Medical Insurance, Life, Disability and Accident Insurance.
- We have generous employee referral programs, employees stock purchase plan, leave benefits, and more

**Physical Job Requirements**

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