Job Title
Development Quality Engineer
The Opportunity
ProvideProcess/QualityEngineeringsupporttomanufacturing,helpingtoensuredeliveryofhighestquality producttothecustomer.ProvideProcess/QualityEngineeringsupporttoproduct
developmentteams,helping toensuredevelopmentofhighestqualitynewproducts.
This role is fully onsite.
What You99ll Work On
Provides technical assistance to engineering to support manufacturing efforts by implementing corrective and preventative actions. Assists engineers in developing methods and procedures to control or improve manufacturing processes.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Core Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
- Identifies and controls Manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, custom complaints) by participating in efforts/teams focused on identifying the primary root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
- May be responsible for querying & bounding data to support implementation of complex & documenting release criteria.
- Develops product quality plans, documents and systems by creating product specifications, quality specifications and quality plans in conjunction with other product development team members.
- May be responsible for creating risk analyses and FMEAs.
- Develops Process Monitoring Systems by identifying critical process steps applying methods to reduce process variation in order to reduce/eliminate the cause of defects.
- Leads process improvement efforts by identifying methods to capture quality metric data and by performing appropriate analysis methods to enhance sustaining product design and new product development.
- Assists in creation of Quality Tools & Training Materials by understanding the limitations of existing quality tools and training materials, and by helping to identify more effective tools & materials.
Supervisory / Management Responsibilities
(Supervision Received)
Works under general supervision. Follows established procedures. Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy.
(Supervision Provided)
May provide limited work direction and guidance to exempt and/or skilled nonexempt levels of employees; may be asked to evaluate performance of and assist in career development planning for subordinates.
Position Accountability / Scope
(Influence/Leadership)
Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks. May lead a project team of moderate
scope. Provides guidance to less experienced staff. Acts as a mentor to lower level individual contributors. Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.
(Planning/Organization)
Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
(Decision Making/Impact) Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU99LL BRING
Minimum Education
Bachelor's degree (Electrical Engineering preferred but open to consider other Engineering degrees) plus 2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or Master's degree with 0-2 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Minimum Experience / Training
Electrical engineering experience
Components experience
Preferred Experience
Medical devices experience preferred
Capital Equipment/Hardware experience a plus
ASQ / CQE Certification a plus
(Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills))
Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures. General understanding of business unit/group function. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
(Cognitive Skills) Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a
review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to
determine appropriate action. Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.
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The base pay for this position is
$61,300.00 $122,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Operations Quality
DIVISION:AVD Vascular
LOCATION:United States > Massachusetts > Westford : 4 Robbins Road
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
