Senior Quality Engineer, MedTech & Supplier Quality

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company); Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 76,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer in Limerick, Ireland, to shape supplier and manufacturing quality for an infusion platform. The role collaborates across supplier quality, operations quality, and NPD, with about 20% travel to suppliers and manufacturing partners.

The position can be based in Limerick, Ireland, or Winnersh, UK, with an in-office model. The successful candidate will lead supplier qualification, audits, risk assessments, and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related technical discipline with substantial quality engineering experience in medical devices or regulated industries.
• Experience supporting supplier and operations quality activities within new product development or design transfer.
• Expertise in supplier qualification, supplier development, auditing, contract manufacturing oversight, and issue resolution.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 13485, MDR, FDA QSR, risk management, and quality systems in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with SPC, process capability analysis, Gage R&R, acceptance sampling, 8D and CAPA methodologies.
• Exposure to home-care or connected medical devices is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification, audits, and performance monitoring to support development and commercial programs.
• Partner with product development teams to define supplier requirements and assess quality risks.
• Evaluate and oversee contract manufacturing partners, including quality agreements.
• Support manufacturing strategy, design transfer, process development, and readiness for new products.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, manufacturing, and operational risks impacting quality and patient safety.
• Develop and maintain quality plans, inspection strategies, and process controls for regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership across supplier and operations quality with engineering, regulatory, and program teams.
• Drive continuous improvement to strengthen supplier performance and product reliability.

Skills

Supplier quality

Operations quality

New product development

Quality risk management

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related

Tools

SPC

Gage R&R

8D problem solving

CAPA

Process capability analysis

Job description

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer in Limerick, Ireland, to shape supplier and manufacturing quality for an infusion platform. The role collaborates across supplier quality, operations quality, and NPD, with about 20% travel to suppliers and manufacturing partners.

The position can be based in Limerick, Ireland, or Winnersh, UK, with an in-office model. The successful candidate will lead supplier qualification, audits, risk assessments, and quality