Glidewell

Quality Assurance Engineer (ISO 13485)

Glidewell$70K — $100K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years experience in quality engineering and risk management.
  • Strong understanding of FDA regulations, ISO 13485, and international quality standards.
  • Familiar with risk management techniques (ISO 14971) and validation methodologies.
  • Proficient in quality and statistical analysis tools (e.g., Minitab).
  • CQE, CQA, or Six Sigma certification preferred.
  • Experience with medical devices (Class I/II) or combination products is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct quality engineering activities in compliance with FDA Regulations and ISO 13485.
  • Lead quality assurance initiatives to enhance engineering and technical knowledge.
  • Develop quality assurance programs to ensure products meet applicable requirements.
  • Collaborate on NCR investigations and propose corrective actions to improve quality.
  • Ensure the highest quality in product design, testing, and risk analysis processes.
  • Participate in CAPA management and deliver quality engineering projects.
  • Analyze data trends to support management decisions and quality improvements.

Benefits

  • Full-time position with a focus on hands-on, collaborative work environment.
  • Ownership of diverse quality assurance responsibilities in the medical device sector.
  • Opportunity to directly influence product safety and compliance standards.
  • Working alongside cross-functional teams to tackle complex quality challenges.
Full Job Description
Description

Position at Prismatik

We're looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to help build quality into every stage of our medical device development and manufacturing. You'll have broad ownership across quality engineering, risk management, CAPA, validation, and our Quality Management System. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you'll solve complex quality challenges, support new products and processes, and help ensure what we build meets the highest standards for safety, performance, and compliance.

Essential Functions:
  • Conducts engineering activities in compliance with FDA Regulations, ISO 13485, and other national and international quality and regulatory requirements and standards.
  • Leads product quality assurance and quality engineering activities to drive strong engineering and technical knowledge.
  • Creates quality assurance, engineering programs, and initiatives to ensure products are developed and manufactured according to applicable requirements.
  • Collaborates on investigations of NCR's and complaints as necessary; suggests corrective and preventive actions based on engineering analysis and review; suggests effective solutions to drive continuous and measurable improvements.
  • Works with various departments to ensure highest quality products and processes are developed, deployed, and meet all engineering requirements; activities include but not limited to product design testing, process testing, characterization, qualification, validation, and risk analysis/FMEA.
  • Collaborates to create systems for the identification, analysis, correction, and prevention of quality issues; identifies areas for improvement as needed.
  • Participates in quality engineering projects from inception to deployment.
  • Participates in CAPA Management and other quality engineering projects.
  • Participates in trainings for quality engineering tools within the organization using ISO 14971.
  • Collaborates with team members to provide technicians and R&D personnel to provide technical leadership in problem resolution, process streamlining, and continuous improvement activities.
  • Analyzes data and trends; reports results to management.
  • Collaborates with team members to complete failure investigations and root cause analysis.
  • Collaborates in design verification testing for design control projects.
  • Performs returned product analysis and failure investigation activities.
  • Ensures procedures and regulations are adequately followed during NCMR process.
  • Ensures calibration and preventive management systems meet compliance requirements.
  • Identifies the optimization of complex manufacturing processes using engineering methods for manufacturing design and continuous process improvement.
  • Identifies opportunities for re-design and/or design of more complex equipment, tools, and fixtures to improve manufacturing processes and reduce risk.
  • Performs other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent combination of experience and training; advanced degree preferred
  • Minimum three (3) years of experience in quality engineering and risk management.
  • Knowledge of FDA regulations, ISO 13485, and other applicable international quality standards.
  • Knowledge of risk management (ISO 14971), design controls, and validation methodologies.
  • Proven analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Proficiency in quality and statistical analysis tools such as Minitab or equivalent software.
  • Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Six Sigma certification, preferred.
  • Experience with combination products or Class I/II medical devices, preferred.
  • Familiarity with EU MDR and UDI regulatory requirements, preferred.

Pay range: $70,000.00 - $100,000/yr.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.

This role is fully onsite at our Irvine, CA campus. Remote or hybrid arrangements are not available.

About Glidewell

Glidewell is a privately owned dental technology company that provides dental products, services, and education to dental professionals. The company is based in Newport Beach, California and has additional locations in Irvine, California; Louisville, Kentucky; and Dallas, Texas. Glidewell is known for its innovative dental products and services, including BruxZir Solid Zirconia, the most prescribed brand of full-contour zirconia in North America.
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6,000 employees
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Founded
1970

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