Staff Quality Engineer

Becton Dickinson; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 76,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton Dickinson in Limerick, Ireland (with Winnersh, UK option) seeks a Staff Quality Engineer to shape an infusion platform spanning hardware, software, and remote monitoring for home-hcare and hospital settings. You will lead supplier quality and new product development activities, partnering with design, manufacturing, and regulatory teams.

The role emphasizes risk management, contract manufacturing oversight, and quality systems expertise within a regulated medical devices environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related technical discipline with significant Quality Engineering experience in medical devices or regulated industry.
• Experience supporting both supplier quality and operations quality activities in NPD, design transfer, or commercialization.
• 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 in regulated environments.
• Experience using quality engineering and problem-solving tools such as SPC, Process Capability Analysis, Gage R&R, acceptance sampling, 8D, and CAPA.
• Exposure to home-care technologies, connected medical devices, infusion systems, or other complex electromechanical products would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification, approval, auditing, performance monitoring, and quality improvement activities supporting 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.

Skills

Supplier quality

Operations quality

New product development

Auditing

CAPA / 8D

Gage R&R

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

ISO 13485

MDR & FDA QMS

Job description

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.

Salary and Benefits

The expected base salary for this role is in the region of €75,000 to €90,000 per year. 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.

Salary or hourly pay ranges are €75,900.00 - €115,725.00 EUR Annual.

Work Locations and Hours

Primary Work Location IRL Limerick - Castletroy

Additional Locations GBR Winnersh - Eskdale Road

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Why Join Us?

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Join us and enjoy a culture where face‑to‑face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success. 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.

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