Engineer II, NPD- Quality

Edwards Lifesciences Gruppe; United States; On-site; USD 87,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences in the United States seeks a New Product Development Quality engineer to shape development of breakthrough medical technologies and ensure product integrity throughout the lifecycle.

You will partner with engineers, clinicians, and cross-functional teams to apply quality engineering practices, manage risk, and support regulatory compliance while delivering reliable therapies globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific field with related work experience.
• Master's Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Scientific field with internship/projects.
• Preferred certification in quality engineering (CQE) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop moderately complex experiments and tests with protocols to validate products and manufacturing processes.
• Develop, update, and maintain technical content of risk management files.
• Investigate manufacturing product quality and compliance issues (CAPA, non-conformances, audits).
• Optimize manufacturing processes using engineering methods for design for manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Develop training and documentation for production to enable knowledge transfer.
• Assign tasks, instruct technicians, provide feedback, and coordinate work.

Skills

CQE (Certified Quality Engineer)

Statistical techniques

Documentation & communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific field

Master's Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Scientific field

Job description

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Quality teams help shape the development of groundbreaking technologies to ensure each stage of our innovation process is held to the highest standards of integrity and safety. You’ll bring your passion for problem solving and partner with various teams to influence decision-making for a product’s entire lifecycle. Your work will involve you optimizing product development to impact patients around the world with pioneering technology. Dedicated to innovation, our Surgical business unit is focused on identifying and solving critical, unmet needs in cardiac surgery. In understanding the challenges of open-heart surgery, we partner with surgical teams to deliver modern technologies intended to enhance patients’ quality of life and expand their potential treatment opportunities. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey. Do you thrive on solving difficult problems and turning innovative ideas into life-changing therapies? Our New Product Development Quality team works at the intersection of innovation, risk management, and patient impact. Partnering with engineers, clinicians, and cross-functional teams, you'll help shape the development of breakthrough medical technologies by solving complex challenges, reducing risk, and influencing critical decisions throughout the product development process. In this role, you'll apply quality engineering expertise to enable innovation while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Edwards' quality systems. Every project presents new opportunities to tackle technical challenges, collaborate with diverse teams, and help bring safe, effective, and reliable therapies to patients around the world.

How you will make an impact:

• Develop moderately complex experiments and tests (including writing and executing protocols) to create, validate, and improve products (including evaluation of source materials and suppliers) and manufacturing processes/methods based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations, and develop reports.
• Develop, update, and maintain technical content of risk management files
• Investigate moderately complex manufacturing product quality and compliance issues (e.g., CAPA, non-conformances, audit observations) for all production processes prior to final product release based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations and develop reports.
• Optimize to optimize moderately complex Manufacturing processes using engineering methods (e.g., SIX Sigma and LEAN methods) for design for manufacturing and for continuous process improvement. Identify opportunities for re-design/design of basic equipment, tools, fixtures, etc. to improve manufacturing processes, and reduce risk
• Develop training and documentation materials for production (e.g., work instructions) to enable the seamless knowledge transfer of project and manufacturing processes
• Assign support tasks; gives instruction to technicians on conducting tests; trains technicians and provides feedback; and may coordinate technician work.
• Other incidental duties assigned by Leadership

What you'll need (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific field, 2 years’ experience related work experience or
• Master's Degree or equivalent in and internship, senior projects or thesis in Engineering or Scientific field including either industry or industry/education

What else we look for (Preferred Qualifications):

• CQE (Certified Quality Engineer), preferred
• Good documentation, communication and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills
• Basic understanding of statistical techniques
• Previous experience working with lab/industrial equipment required
• Solid understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Engineering
• Solid problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Solid understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work
• Knowledge of and adherence to Quality systems
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including the ability to manage vendors and project stakeholders
• Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $87,000 to $123,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).

Applications will be accep Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.