Quality Engineer 3, Design Assurance

Teleflex; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 101,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

PTO and parental leave

Job summary

Teleflex seeks a Quality Engineer III, Design Assurance to drive quality throughout new product development and transfer. You will uphold the Quality System, apply best-practice tools, and collaborate with R&D, Regulatory, and Operations to ensure robust design controls.

Responsibilities include design verification/validation, risk management, statistical analysis, and CAPA leadership to maintain compliance and product safety across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of quality engineering or design assurance experience, preferably in medical devices.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science; ASQ certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and FDA 21CFR820.

Responsibilities

• Partner with R&D, Marketing, Regulatory, and Operations on design verification and validation.
• Create risk files with risk analyses and CAPA plans; support post-market data analysis.
• Apply statistical tools to analyze data and support decision making.
• Perform audits of Design History Files and assist internal/external audits.
• Define control methods, design FMEA, and ensure Quality System compliance.

Skills

Quality engineering

Design assurance

Statistical analysis

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Tools

MS Office

Minitab

Job description

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose. At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

As a member of a cross-functional team, the Quality Engineer III, Design Assurance is responsible for quality throughout new product development and improvement up to and including technology transfer and commercialization. The Quality Engineer III, Design Assurance ensures that applicable elements of the Quality System and external standards are followed. As the voice of Quality, the Quality Engineer III, Design Assurance applies best-practice quality, team-based and statistical tools and techniques, and promotes the value and use of such tools throughout the organization.

• Partner with R&D, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations to support activities in product and process design such as design verification, design validation, design reviews, design transfer, and all other aspects of a design history file.
• Create and maintain risk files consisting of but not limited to risk management plans, hazard and risk analyses, failure mode and effects analyses and risk management reports to assess the risks associated with a product.
• Analyze post-market surveillance data periodically throughout a product's lifecycle to feed back into its risk file in order to reflect its current risk profile. Support Clinical and Medical Writers in the analysis of available clinical data, as required.
• Use appropriate quality tools and statistical techniques to collect and summarize data, draw conclusions with confidence, determine sample sizes, apply data distributions, identify relationships between variables, calculate reliability, design and analyze experiments, determine process and performance capability, and make statistically supported decisions.
• Apply the most relevant and useful quality philosophies throughout Design Control and its related processes for both new product development and sustaining. Understand and manage work to minimize cost of quality throughout the product’s lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance of all practices to the Quality Management System. Ensure comprehensive documentation is available, adequate records are produced, and change management is implemented.
• Interpret customer feedback to define user needs and product requirements as part of a cross-functional team.
• Partner with Product Quality Assurance and Operations to make risk-based decisions associated with nonconformances and technical complaints.
• Understand applicable external regulations and internal standards that drive compliance and apply them in their daily function. Perform audits of Design History Files and support both internal and external audits.
• Partner with Human Factors SMEs and R&D to assess the usability of a device throughout design and development.
• Support development and validation of test methods. Identify and apply metrology techniques such as calibration systems, traceability, measurement error, and control of standards and devices. Conduct measurement system error studies such as Gage R&R.
• Perform root cause analysis of identified issues and identify appropriate corrective and preventive action. Use the NC and CAPA systems as needed to structure activities. Accountable for CAPA requirements, timeliness, and effectiveness; present phase status (progress, risks, escalations, and resource needs) at CRB/ECRB meetings; review and disposition CAPA phase, extension, and support technical reviews as needed.
• Support Regulatory Affairs with relevant submissions, approvals, requests, and inquiries.
• Define, identify, and apply product and process control methods such as developing control plans, identifying essential design outputs and critical control points, and developing and validating work instructions.
• Apply the concepts of producer and consumer risk and related terms, including operating characteristic curves, AQL, LTPD, AOQ, AOQL, etc. Interpret and select variable, attribute, and zero-defect sampling plans.
• Apply supplier management principles and provide input on projects for supplier selection, quality expectation letters, supplier quality agreements, and process qualifications.
• Partner with PMO to apply project management tools in order to define project deliverables and establish a project schedule.
• Contribute to corporate technical programs (e.g., system improvement, remediation, harmonization) in areas related to those identified in this position description.
• Generally apply the above concepts as required at the local, regional, and departmental level.

Education / Experience Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree in a technical discipline, such as engineering or science (equivalent experience may be considered)
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of quality engineering or design assurance experience (preferably in the medical device industry).

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

• ASQ certification preferred (e.g. CQE, CQA, CMDA, CRE, CSSGB/CSSBB).
• Strong understanding of industry regulations such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and FDA 21CFR820.
• Proficient in MS Office, and Minitab or other statistical software.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Proficient in technical report writing and review.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Foster a positive culture of growth, collaboration, and achievement across the organization.

The pay range for this position at the commencement of employment is expected to be between $100,500.00 and $150,800.00; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will also include benefits such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, participation in a 401(k) savings plan, and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO, short- and long-term disability, and parental leave, dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position", and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.

Teleflex Incorporated is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at: 877-880-8588 or [e-mail].