Staff Quality Engineer

BD; Winnersh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top Employer 2026 in Europe

Job summary

BD is hiring a Staff Quality Engineer to shape the future of infusion technology. You will lead supplier qualification, audits, and quality systems across development and manufacturing, partnering with design teams to ensure quality from early stages to launch.

The role covers supplier development, contract manufacturing oversight, and risk management in a highly regulated environment, with 20% travel and in-office working in Limerick or Winnersh.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or related technical discipline with significant QA experience in medical devices.
• Experience in supplier quality and operations quality within NPD or commercialization.
• Expertise in supplier qualification, audits, contract manufacturing oversight, and quality issue resolution.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 13485, MDR, FDA QSR and risk management in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification, approval, auditing, performance monitoring, and quality improvement activities.
• Partner with product development teams early to define supplier requirements and assess quality risks.
• Evaluate and oversee contract manufacturing partners, including quality agreements.
• Support manufacturing strategy, design transfer, and process development.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, manufacturing, and operational risks affecting quality and patient safety.
• Develop and maintain quality plans, inspection strategies, and monitoring programs for regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership across supplier and operations quality with cross-functional teams.
• Drive continuous improvement to strengthen supplier performance and product reliability.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Medical devices

Regulated industries

Supplier quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science or related

Tools

SPC

Gage R&R

8D

CAPA

Process capability analysis

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

Join a team shaping the future of infusion technology. As a Staff Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in the development of a next-generation infusion platform designed for home-care, aged-care, and hospital environments, combining innovative hardware, software, connectivity, and remote monitoring capabilities.

Working at the intersection of supplier quality, operations quality, and new product development, you will help build robust supplier and manufacturing strategies from the earliest design stages through commercialization and lifecycle management. This is a highly visible role supporting a major innovation program and offers the opportunity to influence how quality is integrated.

The position can be based in Limerick, Ireland (preferred) or Winnersh, UK, with a collaborative in-office working model and approximately 20% global travel to suppliers and manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification, approval, auditing, performance monitoring, and quality improvement activities supporting both development and commercial manufacturing programs.
• Partner with product development teams early in the design process to define supplier requirements, assess quality risks, and support manufacturability decisions.
• Evaluate and oversee contract manufacturing partners, including quality assessments, audits, quality agreements, and ongoing performance management.
• Support manufacturing strategy, design transfer, process development, validation, and manufacturing readiness activities for new product introductions.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, manufacturing, and operational risks that could impact product quality, regulatory compliance, supply continuity, or patient safety.
• Develop and maintain quality plans, inspection strategies, process controls, and monitoring programs that support global regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical leadership across supplier quality, operations quality, and quality systems while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and program teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen supplier performance, process capability, manufacturing effectiveness, and product reliability.

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline, combined with significant Quality Engineering experience within medical devices or another regulated industry.
• Experience supporting both supplier quality and operations quality activities, ideally within new product development, design transfer, or commercialization programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in supplier qualification, supplier development, auditing, contract manufacturing oversight, and quality issue resolution.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 13485, MDR, FDA Quality System requirements, risk management principles, and quality systems within regulated environments.
• Experience using quality engineering and problem-solving tools such as SPC, process capability analysis, Gage R&R, acceptance sampling, 8D, and CAPA methodologies.
• Exposure to home-care technologies, connected medical devices, infusion systems, or other complex electromechanical products would be advantageous.

The expected base salary for this role is in the region of €75,000 to €90,000 per year. Please note that this is a more representative range than the wider salary band shown at the end of the advertisement. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, alongside a range of additional benefits. Please note that a different salary range will apply to candidates based in the UK, reflecting local market conditions and compensation structures.

BD is proud to be certified as a Top Employer 2026 in Europe, reflecting our commitment to creating an exceptional working environment.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Primary Work Location

IRL Limerick - Castletroy

Additional Locations

GBR Winnersh - Eskdale Road

Work Shift

At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs. You can learn more on our career site under "Our Commitment to You." Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed. Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.

Salary Range Information

€75,900.00 - €115,725.00 EUR Annual