Pilot Quality Technician - Medical Device Inspections

Edwards Lifesciences; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences Irvine site is seeking a Pilot Quality Technician to support R&D and QA engineering activities. You will perform transfer builds, inspections, and documentation to ensure product readiness and traceability across the lifecycle.

The role requires an Associate's degree (or equivalent) and at least 1 year of related experience, with strong MS Office skills and the ability to learn new inspection systems in a regulated medical device environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent or technical degree/certificate in related field.
• 1 year related experience.
• Good computer skills, including usage of MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Support transfer builds, engineering studies, method-development activities, validation readiness, and inspection correlation between transferring and receiving sites.
• Perform detailed visual and dimensional inspection of components, subassemblies and finished devices, identifying contamination, damage and nonconformances.
• Set up, operate, and perform operations on inspection/measurement equipment (microscopes, vision systems, dimensional tools, fixtures).
• Execute inspections per approved Quality Inspection Procedures and drawings.
• Document inspection results, equipment information, traceability, acceptance decisions, and images in quality records.
• Escalate issues when needed and learn new inspection systems.

Skills

Good computer skills

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Edwards Lifesciences Irvine site is seeking a Pilot Quality Technician to support R&D and QA engineering activities. You will perform transfer builds, inspections, and documentation to ensure product readiness and traceability across the lifecycle.

The role requires an Associate's degree (or equivalent) and at least 1 year of related experience, with strong MS Office skills and the ability to learn new inspection systems in a regulated medical device environment.