Quality Engineer

Becton Dickinson; Limerick; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is hiring a Quality Engineer to join our Limerick team. You will help maintain compliance, improve quality, and support operational efficiency across supplier management, calibration systems, preventive maintenance programs, and quality system processes.

You will work with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and external partners as SME for supplier management and calibration in a highly regulated environment. This role emphasizes continuous improvement and ISO 13485 alignment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Science, Quality, or related field.
• Experience in quality, engineering, manufacturing, or regulated industry.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485:2016.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain supplier quality processes per BD global procedures and approved supplier requirements.
• Manage the Approved Supplier List (ASL) and supplier performance evaluations.
• Act as site SME for calibration, preventive maintenance, and supplier management processes.
• Coordinate calibration and preventive maintenance programmes per regulatory, global, local requirements.
• Maintain asset records in BMRAM with data accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external service providers for calibration and maintenance activities.
• Support internal and external audits as SME for supplier management and calibration.
• Track quality system activities including non-conformances, quality plans, metrics, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality engineering

Regulated industry

ISO 13485

QMS experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multitasking

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering/Science/Quality degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

BD is hiring a Quality Engineer to join our Limerick team. You will help maintain compliance, improve quality, and support operational efficiency. This includes vendor coordination, equipment calibration, routine upkeep, and quality systems activities. This is a great opportunity for a quality professional who enjoys working across multiple functions, leading critical quality processes, and serving as a subject matter expert in a highly regulated environment.

As our Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with BD's global quality requirements across supplier management, calibration systems, preventive maintenance programs, and quality system processes. You will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and external partners to maintain robust quality processes, mitigate risks, and support internal and external audits. You will act as a key Subject Matter Expert (SME) for supplier management, calibration compliance, preventive maintenance, and associated quality records, helping to drive continuous improvement while ensuring consistency to ISO 13485 and BD Quality System requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain supplier quality processes, ensuring compliance with BD global procedures and approved supplier requirements.
• Manage the Approved Supplier List (ASL), supplier monitoring activities, and quarterly supplier performance evaluations.
• Act as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for calibration, preventive maintenance, and supplier management processes.
• Coordinate the calibration and preventive maintenance programmes, ensuring all activities are completed in accordance with regulatory, global, and local requirements.
• Manage and maintain asset records within the Blue Mountain Regulatory Asset Management (BMRAM) system, ensuring data accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external service providers to support equipment calibration, maintenance, and performance activities.
• Support internal and external audits, serving as the SME for supplier management, calibration, preventive maintenance, and out-of-tolerance investigations.
• Track and manage quality system activities, including non-conformances, quality plans, compliance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Engineering, Science, Quality, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience in a quality, engineering, manufacturing, or regulated industry environment.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485:2016
• Experience working within Quality Management Systems.
• Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Ready to make an impact? Join us and help advance the world of health At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For this role, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Company Culture & Total Rewards

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 €44,800.00 - €68,350.00 EUR Annual

BD is a leading global medical technology company that creates medical technology, devices and laboratory equipment for a variety of needs across the healthcare continuum. At BD, we are looking for candidates who possess passion, innovative solutions and a commitment to our one mission of improving access to groundbreaking medical and biotechnology services for people near and far, delivering state-of-the-art technology and cutting-edge research in the battle to fight and cure infectious diseases. With a global reach that extends across 50 countries worldwide, our network of professionals collaborates on effective measures to deliver enhanced patient quality such as lower health care delivery costs, improved health care and safety, and expanded health care for all. Join our company and see how you can become a part of one global mission to make a difference in human health.