.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 LifeResponsibilities 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.TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies - from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.DIFFERENTIATING FACTORSAutonomy: Entry-level individual contributor on a project or work team. Works with close supervision.Organizational Impact: Delivers work of limited scope, typically smaller, less complex projects or related activities.Innovation and Complexity: Identifies, defines and addresses problems that are not immediately evident but typically not difficult or complex. Makes minor changes in systems and processes to solve problems.Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily with internal contacts within immediate group. Contacts others to gather, confirm and convey information.Leadership and Talent Management: N / A - job at this level is focused on self-development.Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through advanced education. Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. - 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A), 0 years of experience required