Design Quality Engineer

Smith & Nephew; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in medical technology is seeking a Design Quality Engineer to ensure compliance and support product development in Advanced Wound Management. You'll be involved in testing strategies, risk management, and maintaining quality standards, contributing significantly to life-enhancing medical devices. This role offers flexibility, a generous bonus, and a chance to grow within a supportive community focused on innovation and diversity.

Benefits

Generous annual bonus

Flexible Vacation and Time Off

Private Health and Dental plans

Hybrid Working Model

Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs

Qualifications

• Degree-trained in Engineering or a relevant scientific field.
• Experience in a Product Development/Quality Engineering role within Medical Devices.
• Understanding of design control and change management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with design control and change activities.
• Review and approve Design History Files and quality documentation.
• Collaborate with NPD and engineering teams for verification and validation.

Skills

Compliance

Risk Management

Quality Standards

Statistical Analysis

Verification and Validation

Education

Degree in Engineering or relevant scientific field

Job description

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew, we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living!

We are currently recruiting for a Design Quality Engineer, to collaborate with research and development plus product support for Advanced Wound Management (AWM).

This is a fantastic opportunity to help maintain a compliant product portfolio and maintaining design compliance. Getting involved with testing strategies, verification, validation and review stages post launch of our New Product Development (NPD) portfolio. We do this by taking ownership of the design history, risk and all auditable documents to provide guidance and compliance within the NPD process.

By ensuring each process accurately meets the required criteria and quality standards allows our customers to continually receive a device and product that will help make a real difference to their lives.

Sound exciting? We believe so!

What will you be doing? Design Quality Activities:

• Ensuring compliance with design control and change activities.
• Reviewing and approving Design History Files and quality documentation.
• Collaborating with NPD and engineering teams for verification and validation.
• Supporting Operations and QA teams for design transfer to manufacturing.
• Assisting in test methods, equipment acquisition, and statistical analysis.
• Participating in creating and approving design inputs.
• Reviewing and approving specifications for materials and products.

Risk Management Activities:

• Maintaining Risk Management Files in line with design and change control.
• Contributing to Health Hazard Evaluations and risk control activities.
• Preparing and analysing information for the Safety and Efficacy Review Board.
• Ensuring user instructions accurately reflect product risks.
• Providing guidance on product risk management.

Process and Procedure Development:

• Reviewing and improving Standard Operating Procedures and Ways of Working.
• Developing and maintaining processes for safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices.

What will you need to be successful?

To be successful in this role, you'll need to be degree trained in Engineering or a relevant scientific field. You'll also have experience in a similar Product Development/Quality Engineering role within Medical Devices or other highly regulated industry.

You. Unlimited

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.

• Inclusion, Diversity and Equity: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Growing on Diversity, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website
• Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
• Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more.
• Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship.
• Extra Perks: Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs, Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes and many other Employee discounts.

Applications:

If you share our passion for pioneering innovation and can demonstrate how you meet the criteria outlined, we would love to hear from you.

We continue to actively build an environment where every individual can fulfil their potential and be proud ambassadors for Smith & Nephew, our customers and their patients.

We value the diversity of our people and welcome applications from everyone.

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