Senior Quality Engineering Leader — Multi-Site Medical Devices

Nordson Corporation; Salem (NH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson Corporation in New Hampshire is hiring a Manager of Quality Engineering to provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple sites, ensuring medical device quality, regulatory compliance, and cost of quality reductions.

You will lead teams in quality engineering, calibration, inspection, and CAPA activities, partnering with operations and regulatory leaders to drive process improvements and risk-based decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or quality related field.
• Minimum 10 years experience in Quality Management.
• Medical device manufacturing experience required.
• Multi-site leadership experience preferred.
• Expert knowledge of ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR Part 820.
• Knowledge of ISO 14971 risk management and quality planning.
• Proficiency with Minitab, ERP, and electronic quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop quality engineering teams across multiple sites.
• Drive COPQ reduction and scrap/yield improvements.
• Oversee calibration, metrology, and inspection programs.
• Lead CAPA, nonconformance reviews, and product investigations.
• Ensure compliance with GDP and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations to improve delivery and quality.
• Apply risk management tools (PFMEA, control plans) across products.

Skills

Quality engineering principles

Root cause analysis

COPQ reduction

Cross-functional leadership

Statistical analysis

Process improvement

Lean Six Sigma

Metrology knowledge

MSA & DOE knowledge

Quality metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Minitab

ERP systems

Electronic quality systems

Job description

Nordson Corporation in New Hampshire is hiring a Manager of Quality Engineering to provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple sites, ensuring medical device quality, regulatory compliance, and cost of quality reductions.

You will lead teams in quality engineering, calibration, inspection, and CAPA activities, partnering with operations and regulatory leaders to drive process improvements and risk-based decision making.