Quality Engineer III

Carestream Health; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Carestream Health is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to support our operations at 1049 West Ridge Road in Rochester, NY. The role will develop, implement, and improve quality systems, process controls, inspection methods, and corrective actions to ensure products meet regulatory and customer requirements.

The engineer will serve as a cross-functional leader, using data analysis and structured problem-solving to reduce defects and improve process capability, aligning with ISO 13485, ISO

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 4+ years in quality engineering.
• Experience in ISO 13485 and regulatory requirements in manufacturing.
• Proven root-cause analysis and CAPA implementation.
• Ability to analyze data and develop process controls.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on quality engineering support for electromechanical assembly, testing, inspection, packaging, and service operations.
• Monitor product and process quality using statistical methods to identify trends and improve capability.
• Lead investigations of defects, nonconforming material, supplier issues, service failures, and customer complaints.
• Develop and maintain control plans, inspection plans, sampling methods, and quality documentation.
• Plan and execute qualification, validation, measurement-system, and change-control activities.
• Support supplier qualification, audits, and quality-system compliance.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root-cause analysis

Statistical methods

Process controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Images that Matter. With Teams that Matter.

Carestream is a global provider of medical imaging systems and solutions; x-ray imaging systems for non-destructive testing; and contract manufacturing.

And the work we do matters. Our products and solutions help make everyday heroes days a little easier, improve patients' lives, and makes a difference in our communities. And it couldn't be done without our team of hard-working, talented and caring individuals.

We are proud to have been recognized by our employees and alumni as one of America's Best Midsize Employers and America's Best Employers for Engineers.

Compensation

$90,000 to $120,000 base salary with at least 4+ years of experience and Engineering degree.

*This range reflects Carestream's good faith estimate to pay fairly as starting wage. Offers will be tailored within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process, as well as geographic market differentials for the position.

Position Summary

Carestream Health is looking for a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to support our manufacturing operations at 1049 West Ridge Road. This position will develop, implement, and improve quality systems, process controls, inspection methods, and corrective actions. This Quality Engineer position is responsible for ensuring products and processes consistently meet customer, regulatory, safety, and quality requirements. They serve as a cross-functional leader, utilizing data analysis and structured problem-solving techniques to identify risks, eliminate defects, and improve process capability. This position ensures compliance with the organization's Quality Management System and applicable requirements of ISO 13485, ISO 9001, the FDA Quality Management System Regulation, MDSAP, and customer-specific requirements. The position partners closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Regulatory functions to drive product quality and operational excellence.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on quality engineering support for electromechanical assembly, testing, inspection, packaging, and service operations to ensure products and processes meet approved specifications and quality requirements.


• Monitor and analyze product, process, supplier, and service quality performance using statistical methods and key metrics to identify trends, reduce defects, and improve process capability and operational performance.


• Lead investigations of manufacturing defects, nonconforming material, supplier issues, service failures, and customer complaints using structured root-cause analysis, risk assessment, and corrective and preventive action methods.


• Develop and maintain control plans, inspection plans, sampling methods, acceptance criteria, quality procedures, work instructions, investigation reports, and other controlled quality documentation.


• Plan, review, and execute qualification, validation, measurement-system, and change-control activities for manufacturing processes, equipment, software, test methods, inspection systems, products, and materials.


• Support supplier qualification and improvement, internal and external audits, quality-system compliance, employee training, and cross-functional initiatives that ensure continued conformance with applicable regulatory, customer, and company requirements.

Required Skills & Education

• Bachelor's degree in quality, mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, biomedical, or a related engineering discipline.


• 4+ years of quality engineering experience (in a regulated manufacturing environment preferred).


• Working knowledge of ISO 13485 and experience applying quality-system, documentation, risk-management, and regulatory requirements within a manufacturing environment.


• Demonstrated experience investigating product and process nonconformities, leading structured root-cause analysis, and implementing sustainable corrective and preventive actions.


• Experience analyzing manufacturing data and developing process controls, inspection plans, acceptance criteria, validation documentation, or other manufacturing quality records.


• Strong analytical, project-management, written, and verbal communication skills.

Desired Skills

• Experience in medical-device, diagnostic-equipment, radiographic-imaging, or another FDA-regulated manufacturing environment.


• Experience supporting electromechanical assembly, system-level testing, troubleshooting, returned-product analysis, installation, or service operations.


• Knowledge of ISO 9001, the FDA Quality Management System Regulation, Medical Device Single Audit Program requirements, and medical-device risk-management principles.


• Experience with process validation, equipment qualification, test-method validation, measurement-system analysis, statistical process control, process capability analysis, or design of experiments.


• Experience with supplier qualification, supplier audits, supplier corrective actions, statistical-analysis software, enterprise resource planning systems, or electronic quality-management systems.


• American Society for Quality Certified Quality Engineer, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, or ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 auditor certification or training is preferred.

Work Environment

Manufacturing Production & Labs:

Physical Requirements

Person must be willing and able to meet the following physical requirements:

• Standing: 50-75%


• Walking: 25-50%


• Sitting: 1-25%


• Bending: 25-50%


• Carrying, Pushing or Pulling: 25-50%


• Lifting 20-35 pounds: 1-25%


• Lifting 35-50 pounds: 1-25%


• Lifting 50-100 pounds: 0%

Carestream is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Carestream is an equal opportunity organization. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.