Job Description
Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineering
Position: Senior Quality Engineer
Location: Remote (USA home office)
Duration: 6 months with possible extension
Pay Terms: Up to $70.00/hr. by W2
Description:
Support Quality Engineering activities in new product development to ensure the highest level of product and process quality.
Essential duties & responsibilities:
- Develop quality assurance documentation to support new product development process and regulatory submissions.
- Support quality system maintenance for the design control process by identifying and correcting deficiencies in procedures and practices.
- Engage in the design, development, manufacturing, and risk management activities for new product development projects.
- Engage in design reviews by identifying risks associated with the product used and tracking how the design, documentation, and manufacturing process mitigate those issues throughout the development process.
- Support the definition of design verification and validation test requirements that ensure appropriate objective evidence is available to support the acceptance criteria.
- Complete final design verification and validation reports by providing concise conclusions with statistical validity and graphical support.
- Promote efficient testing practices. Support Advanced Operations in the development of manufacturing processes for new products.
- Utilize standard statistical analysis and problem-solving techniques to determine product acceptance limits, establish process parameters, resolve quality problems, etc.
- Develop, review, and approve inspection plans, routers, and product drawings for new products.
- Support product design transfers to internal and/or external manufacturing facilities.
- Evaluate predicate products for relevant quality issues that may impact new product development projects.
- Analyze and define critical quality attributes for product and process through risk analysis techniques.
- Participate in collection of initial market feedback on new products and address early concerns.
- Lead risk management activities for new product development teams by developing risk management plans and reports, conducting risk reviews, verifying implementation and effectiveness of risk controls.
- Lead investigation and health risk assessment for post-market events.
Education & special trainings: - Minimum of 2 years work experience in Medical Device or other regulated industry preferred.
- Prefer experience with medical device product development lifecycle, including risk management and design/process verification and validation.
- Demonstrated applied knowledge of Advanced Quality tools such as Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA), GD&T, Root Cause Analysis, and Mistake Proofing/Poke Yoke.
- Demonstrated ability to read and interpret CAD drawings. Thorough knowledge and understanding of US and International Medical Device Regulations.
- Strong knowledge of Quality Concepts (e.g. CAPA, Audits, Statistics).
- Must possess strong project management skills as well as have the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Demonstrated ability to advocate for product excellence and quality.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work cross-functionally with other departments, including Advanced Operations, Product Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Marketing. Strong interpersonal skills, written, oral communication and negotiations skills.
- Strong in critical thinking and "outside the box" thinking.
- Highly developed problem solving skills. Strong analytical skills.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and complete projects in a matrix organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work independe
To apply please email your resume to hwalsh@rothstaffing.com