Sr. Design Assurance Engineer

Analogic; Peabody (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Design Assurance Engineer to join their Imaging and Detection team. This role is pivotal in ensuring product compliance through rigorous validation and verification processes for both software and hardware. You will define testing standards, manage defect tracking, and collaborate with diverse teams to support successful product launches. With a focus on innovative technology, you will engage directly with prototypes, utilizing your problem-solving skills to enhance quality and performance. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product development V&V experience with large electromechanical systems.
• Strong knowledge of production and quality control methods.
• Proven ability to lead and develop diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Define standards for testing security systems against design requirements.
• Manage defect tracking processes and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Engage hands-on with prototype systems to enhance product quality.

Skills

V&V Planning

Defect Tracking

Agile Methodologies

Project Management

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

Master’s degree

Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt

PMI certification

Tools

JIRA

JAMA

DOORS

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Sr. Design Assurance Engineer position involves working with innovative technology in our Imaging and Detection business. This role performs system and sub-system level validation and verification (V&V) activities, including software and hardware V&V for multiple products in both production and development environments to ensure compliance with Analogic and customer requirements. Responsibilities include V&V planning, testing, prioritization, analysis, and reporting to stakeholders. The role requires using Analogic’s defect tracking tools and other relevant tools.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Define and implement standards, methods, and procedures for testing and evaluating security systems against design requirements.
• Develop reporting capabilities to communicate test progress, results, and relevant information to stakeholders and senior management.
• Manage defect tracking and resolution processes, ensuring consistency and documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to support successful product launches to production.
• Supervise V&V engineers and team members to ensure products meet hardware, software, and system requirements.
• Utilize data collection, analysis, and creative testing approaches to develop and verify security and detection systems.
• Work closely with development engineers to understand design and stress-test system functionality, performance, and usability.
• Engage hands-on with prototype systems, utilizing problem-solving skills to identify defects and enhance product quality.
• Participate in the development process within an Agile environment, from design inputs to outputs.
• Potentially supervise a small team of engineers.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science, or equivalent experience. Master’s degree preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt or similar certifications preferred.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification is desirable.

Experience:

• At least five years of product development V&V experience, including two or more years working with large electromechanical systems.
• Experience managing or supervising a team is a plus.

Competencies:

• Knowledge of production and quality control methods, including CtQ, DfSS, SPC, APQP, FMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Copy Exact policies.
• Familiarity with performance metrics, SPC, Six Sigma, Lean, DfX, DOE, 8D, CAPA, and complaint resolution.
• Strong organizational, time management, conflict resolution, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to motivate cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Project management capabilities for handling multiple projects’ scope, schedule, and budget.
• Ability to lead and develop diverse teams to meet business goals.
• Experience with problem tracking tools like JIRA and requirements management tools like JAMA or DOORS.
• Experience with large-scale test automation and design engineering or manufacturing in the design field.
• Knowledge of CT or related imaging modalities is advantageous.

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