New · posted Oct 15
The Cretex Companies · Medical Devices
Quality Engineer
- Coon Rapids, MN
- On-site
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
Closes Sep 10, 2027 · 330 days left
The role
The Quality Engineer I will provide quality assurance support for manufacturing. This position is responsible for the definition, implementation, and improvement of quality related practices and will provide technical guidance and measurement methodologies support.
What you need
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or in another Engineering Science
- Knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements, and industry standards
- Intermediate knowledge of blueprint reading and GD&T
- Ability to analyze data and ensure data integrity
- Ability to operate a variety of inspection equipment
- Ability to consistently achieve short and long-term business results
- Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
What you'll do
- Quality engineering support for manufacturing and project management
- Develop inspection requirements; facilitate PFMEAs; resolve discrepant material issues and create and maintain quality document such as control plans and inspection plans
- Analyze data and identify improvement opportunities
- Act as the quality interface for a production team in responding to customer complaints using failure analysis, development of corrective and preventative actions and trend analysis
- Support internal and external audit activity
- Lead and participate in company projects providing quality recommendations
- Support validation activity of processes, equipment, and metrology
- Create protocols and analyze data
- Support the Quality Inspectors to ensure that inspection plans comply with the relevant requirements of customer’s product requirements
- Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, and medical device requirements
- Read, understand, and follow work instructions and standard work
- Partner with other business segments: sales/marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance
- Understand customer needs and the core business markets we serve
- Ensure business systems are implemented, maintained, and functioning properly
- Participate in required company meetings
- Maintain an organized work area (5S)
- Participate in the Operational Excellence Program
- Complete all other work duties as assigned
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment
Pay
$68,200 – $112,600 a year
Employer providedUSD $68,200.00 - USD $112,600.00 /Yr.
Pay Range Details
This pay range reflects the base hourly rate or annual salary for positions within this job grade, based on our market-based pay structures. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal equity, business needs, and local market conditions. While the full hiring range is shared for transparency, offers are rarely made at the minimum or maximum of the range.
All Employees:
Our 401k retirement savings plan with a company match contribution; onsite health clinics, discretionary holiday bonus program (based on years of service), Cretex University, 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost, wellness program with incentives, an employee death benefit, and employee sick and safe leave are available to all Cretex employees.
20+hours:
Cretex’s medical benefit package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers; dental insurance (Little Partners Dental benefit covers services 100 percent for children 12 and younger when seen by a Health Partners in network provider); vision insurance; a pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts; paid holidays, paid time off; and our discretionary profit sharing program are available to employees working 20+ hours/week.
30+ hours:
Parental Leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life; short and long term disability; company provided life insurance; and tuition assistance programs are available to employees working 30+ hours per week.
(Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria.)
Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, family status, status with regard to public assistance, or any other protected status as required by law.
Where you'll work
Coon Rapids, MNOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 15, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 15% above the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Associate & Specialist roles in Minnesota19 roles publishing pay
Associate & Specialist roles in the US157 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $68,200 | — | $112,600 |
| Minnesota (middle half) | $52,000 | $59,000 | $84,250 |
| All US (middle half) | $59,000 | $78,500 | $94,000 |
This role: The Cretex Companies's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 15, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 845 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Cretex's own promotion track.
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Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 32 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Collaboration and leadership5
- GMP and compliance4
- Quality systems and risk2
- Data and digital systems2
- Lab testing and methods1
- Documentation and SOPs1
- Investigations and CAPA1
- Validation and qualification1
Regulatory intelligence
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Company hiring pulse
Cretex on Regulatory Jobs
- 22
- Open roles
- 19
- Distinct roles
- 4
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality22 100%
By level
- Associate & Specialist15 68%
- Senior & Principal4 18%
- Manager3 14%
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Quality Engineer at Cretex
Applications close September 10. $68K–$113K a year, employer provided.