QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering discipline from an accredited university
• A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience; OR master’s degree in related field plus 4 years’ experience

Preferred:

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Six Sigma Yellow/Green/Black Belts, and/or other similar certifications.
• Quality Engineering Experience

Skills & Competencies:

• Knowledge of Risk Management, device manufacturing, and statistical analysis techniques including use of Minitab (or comparable) software.
• Possess a good balance of basic technical expertise, analytical thinking, and communication skills for resolving issues internal and external to the organization.
• Word processing, spreadsheet and statistical analysis software packages (preferably Word, Excel and Minitab).

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time
• Ability to constantly operate a computer and other office equipment, such as printer, telephone, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure product quality targets are achieved by supporting the design and implementation of test plans
• Provide the design team with statistical guidance including sample size selection, test method validation strategies, and defining evidential requirements to support risk-management claims and mitigations
• Guide the identification and traceability of requirements from Feasibility through Design Release. Ensure platform requirements are defined, verifiable, and are not redundant
• Sponsor a robust execution of Risk Management activities throughout all phases of development and assurance the identified risks have been reduced as far as possible
• Ensure that requirements are appropriately defined and tested and that the stress-conditions appropriately challenge the design to insure regulatory and pharma-partner needs are satisfied by the assigned subsystems
• Guide various process and product development activities through sample-size determination, distribution identification and data analysis; and other means such as the selection, support and appraisal of inspection plans and process controls
• Provide analysis and evaluations to support investigations, bounding, root-cause investigation and corrective actions per the corrective and preventative action program
• Incorporate assessments of operational performance, product quality and the effectiveness of corrective actions into the risk-management documentation for the platform
• Proactively communicate project risks and status to management and external partners as needed
• Manage other job functions and duties; and provide for other product development projects, teams and activities as required

• Provides project status to leadership