LEAD QUALITY ENGINEER

About the role

• Title: Lead Quality Engineer
• Location: Sunnyvale, CA
• Duration: 3+ MONTHS

Role Summary/Purpose

This position is responsible for providing engineering and/or manufacturing process support in accordance with documented procedures and practices. This is a key technical role responsible for the development, implementation, improvement and continuous reinforcement of established Quality Assurance fundamental practices that are utilized in the local business. The role involves hands-on work in the areas of design, design transfer, manufacturing, distribution, and/or service.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assists in ensuring 100 percent quality and regulatory compliance in accordance with documented procedures for all aspects of functional responsibility.
• Leads, acknowledges, develops, communicates & implements a strategy to ensure compliance.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of process effectiveness and efficiency at the site.
• Responsible for supporting product development lifecycles, design change and document change control, process verification and validation methodologies, manufacturing / production process control methodologies, and servicing in a medical device environment.
• Develops process improvement plans using a variety of Quality and Continuous Process Improvement tools.
• Leads process efficiency and compliance effectiveness through the development and implementation of process verification and validation plans, including Master Validation Plans (Site Level), Validation Master Plans (Product or Process specific plans.
• Supports continuous product and process improvement through detailed failure analysis for non-conformances, and investigates, develops and implements effective and compliant solutions for product or process corrections, retrospective and remediation action plans, and for corrective and preventive actions (CAPA Program).
• Utilizes risk management tools and aids for use by the organization in accordance with documented procedures, including but not limited to PFMEA, DFMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode Analysis, etc. Supports design mitigation efforts. Develops process mitigation plans and strategies that are designed to mitigate the risks identified through the Risk Management process.
• Ensures process compliance through use of procedures, work instructions, flowcharts, forms, templates, checklists, worksheets, and other product and process related documentation.
• Performs a broad variety of tasks in support of product and process design as assigned by manager.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or Technical discipline (or Non-Technical Degree with 10 years or an Associate’s degree with 12 years or a High School Diploma/GED with 15 years working experience in manufacturing, engineering or quality assurance in a regulated industry)
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in a regulated industry or a Master’s degree
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (both written and oral).
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with MS Office word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications.

Desired Characteristics

• 6 years Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering or Design Engineering experience in a regulated industry preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding or aptitude to understand Medical Device QMS requirements and regulatory requirements including but not limited to FDA 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Quality Management System tools, continuous improvement methodologies & in-depth understanding of site level products & related processes
• Demonstrated expertise to effectively communicate within all levels of the organization around concepts of design controls, design verification and validation activities; production & process controls; Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA), complaints & risk management; & product quality improvement using tools such as six sigma, DFR, etc.
• Demonstrated collaboration, negotiation & conflict resolution skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Demonstrated ability to lead, acknowledge, develop, communicate & implement a strategy under crisis situations to ensure compliance
• Demonstrated understanding of product development lifecycles, design change and document change control, process verification and validation methodologies, manufacturing / production process control methodologies, and servicing in a medical device environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of continuous quality / process improvement tools: (As defined by the local site, e.g. DMIAC, SPC, Lean SS, 5S)
• Experience leading and implementing change
• Experience performing internal audits and participating in external audits
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving & root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to multi-task & handle tasks with competing priorities effectively
• Strong technical aptitude (i.e. able to read & comprehend technical documentation & execute procedures), global regulatory experience & demonstrated experience interfacing with regulators.

Additional Information: Regards,

• Monil Patel
• Technical Recruiter
• Integrated Resources, Inc monil @irionline.com