Principal Engineer, Quality

What you'll be doing

• Provide quality assurance support and guidance for product design activities including Design and Development Planning, Design Input, Design Output, Design Review, Design Verification and Validation, Design Transfer, Design Changes.

• Ensure compilation and maintenance of product Design History Files.

• Partner with Sustaining Engineering and Research & Development to ensure design reviews are thorough and robust.

• Review and approve Design Verification and Validation test plans, protocols and reports; guide the use of robust statistical techniques.

• Document traceability of requirements through design output and to design verification and/or design validation.

• Insist on early requirement maturation, early test plan/script development, and design input requirements that are indicative of real world use case environment and customer needs.

• Review intended use validation for non-product software and tools used in the development process.

• Actively participate with design teams on developing product Risk Management Files; ensure risk assessments adequately address safety and efficacy and are compliant to the highest standards.

• Perform DHF audits of other products as an independent reviewer.

• Support external regulatory and customer audits.

• Support nonconformance and CAPA investigations and improvement action plans.

• Collaborate with global Design Assurance team to drive continuous improvement, including development of standard work, aspiring for a world-class Product Development Process.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.

• 5+ years' experience in medical device or other regulated technical industry (e.g., aerospace, automotive, defense).

• Experience with development of embedded software, and stand-alone software as a medical device is required.

• Experience with development of mechanical or electronic devices is a plus.

• Experience with manufacturing processes is a plus.

• Strong working knowledge of design controls as required by FDA 21 CFR 820.30, European Medical Device Regulation and ISO 13485 product realization.

• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems beyond design control compliant with FDA 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485, product safety standards (e.g., IEC and ANSI/AAMI), Human Factors/Usability Engineering, statistical analysis methods, ISO 14971 Risk Management and cybersecurity controls are a plus.

• ASQ or related quality certification is preferred.

• Detail oriented with strong organizational and record keeping skills.

• Problem solving and root cause analysis skills.

• Systems Engineering knowledge, experience with complex multifunctional systems.

• Ability to facilitate cross-functional team meetings.

• Strong written and oral communications skills using English language; ability to succinctly and clearly describe complex issues in meaningful ways.

• Ability to engage different functions in meaningful discussions and maintain enthusiasm for efforts.

• Proactive and timely in execution of assigned tasks.

• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.

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