• Write test plans, test cases, use cases, and test strategy documents in compliance with relevant organizational and industry standards • Create clearly documented defect reports that enable problems to be recreated, along with suitable workarounds • Construct complete and thorough manual test cases based on test design and thorough knowledge of the product and its environment • Consistently ensure high-quality through manual test cases that fully exercise product functionality, but consume minimal resources • Effectively use test automation where appropriate and available to increase the thoroughness of testing • Execute end-to-end functional tests and utilize automated tests developed by others to exercise the system • Offer direct input into requirements documents, review, and give feedback based on product knowledge and understanding of customer issues (must understand the business needs the product is trying to meet) • Create work plans for own deliverables and clearly documented personal goals, plans, designs, and results and communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences; compare, contrast, and prioritize alternative approaches to meeting those objectives • Contribute to end-to-end product testing strategy, focusing on the customer experience

• DEVELOPS quality assurance criteria in conjunction with stakeholders, that supports claims process. • REVIEWS and MONITORS quality assurance reviews across all commercial/business auto lines to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, internal policies, and quality standards. • CONDUCTS complex analyses of processes, documentation, and controls; SUPPORTS state requested regulatory quality reviews; and works in a solution-oriented manner to identify and support effective resolutions.

• Review customers’ quality requirements, whether formalized through supplier quality manuals, for instance, or by interviews with customers. Integrate these requirements into MISUMI Americas Quality Management System • Support APQP and PPAP activities as required by customers, including the implementation of optimized measurement plans for mechanical parts • Ensure analytical and manufacturing techniques are consistent from manufacturing partner to manufacturing partner and meet agreed customer specifications through alignment with regional Supplier Quality Engineers • Provide subject matter expertise to program managers to both solve problems but also to develop the structured problem solving capabilities within the Program Management team and other MISUMI Americas functional groups • Act as the bridge between customers and regional Quality Teams • Identify opportunities for improvement in MISUMI Americas Quality Management System and manufacturing partner network, based on observations and involvement with customers • Implement performance indicators which tell MISUMI Americas how well we are doing with customer quality • Ensure customer-initiated supplier corrective action requests (SCARs) are responded to correctly, completely and in a timely manner • Establish a compelling story for MISUMI Americas Quality to be an order-winning proposition not merely an order-qualifying one • Serve as a customer advocate for quality issues, but tactfully pushing back when customer demands are unreasonable • All employees are expected to maintain and contribute to the QMS.

• As a Supplier Quality Engineer II, you will play an important role on cross-functional core teams supporting all Medtronic's sites and regions. • This position is responsible for negotiating, reviewing, and approving Quality Agreements with suppliers to ensure alignment on quality system requirements, regulatory compliance, and operational responsibilities. • Ensures that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services. • Qualifies suppliers according to company standards and may administer a Certified Supplier Program in receiving inspection to ensure cost effectiveness. • Monitors parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and communicates and resolves supplier-related problems as they occur. • Develops and prioritizes an auditing schedule to ensure that designated suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure good manufacturing practices (GMP) and quality standards are met. • Evaluates suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback in assessment of their operation. • Some individuals may have responsibilities that include Pre-Market Supplier Quality.