Sr. Engineer, Quality

Becton Dickinson; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton Dickinson in Irvine, CA is seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer to apply quality engineering principles to ensure regulatory compliance and optimize product development, manufacturing, and distribution.

You will lead design assurance activities, collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and regulatory teams, and develop robust verification and validation strategies for new products and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science with 4 years of related experience.
• Master's degree or equivalent with 2 years of related experience; PhD or equivalent with 1 year of related experience.
• Hands-on experience with Design Assurance, including Design Controls, Design Freeze, Verification/Validation, and/or Test Method Development.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead design assurance and development activities for New Product Development programs.
• Provide QA solutions in Design Control, Risk Management, and Statistical Techniques.
• Develop and maintain risk management files.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to enable NPD and robust product launches.
• Develop and validate complex experiments and tests; analyze results and prepare reports.
• Investigate manufacturing quality and compliance issues across production processes.
• Lead design verification activities and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Assign tasks and mentor technicians and junior engineers.

Skills

Quality engineering

Design controls

Risk management

Statistical techniques

Technical writing

Reading drawings

Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Master's degree or equivalent

Ph.D. or equivalent

Tools

Statistical software

Document control systems

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

The Sr. Quality Engineer role will apply knowledge of quality engineering principles and methods to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and quality systems/procedures to optimize product development, internal and external device manufacturing, and device distribution.

How you will make an impact :

• Leads design assurance and development activities (i.e., requirement development, risk assessment, engineering study, feasibility testing, drawing review, etc.) for New Product Development programs
• Provides engineering solutions in the areas of Quality Assurance, Design Control, Risk Management, and Statistical Techniques.
• Develop, update, and maintain technical content of risk management files
• Collaborates cross-functionally (eg. R&D, Mfg/Ops, Regulatory) to help facilitate the successful execution of the NPD process and launching of robust products
• Develop and validate complex experiments and tests (including writing and executing protocols) to create, validate, and improve products (including evaluation of source materials and suppliers) and manufacturing processes/methods based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations, and develop reports.
• Investigate complex manufacturing product quality and compliance issues (e.g., CAPA, non-conformances, audit observations) for all production processes prior to final product release based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations and develop reports.
• Lead identification, development, and optimization of design verification activities and complex manufacturing processes using engineering methods (e.g., Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing tools) for design for manufacturing and continuous process improvement initiatives. Identify opportunities & implement solutions for re-design/design of complex equipment, new technologies (including automation and software), tools, fixtures, etc. to
• Assigns tasks; gives instruction to technicians on conducting tests; trains technicians and less seasoned engineers and provides feedback; and may coordinate engineer work.
• Other incidental duties assigned by Leadership

What you'll need (Required Qualifications ) :

• Bachelor's Degree in in Engineering or Scientific field , 4 years experience including either industry or industry/education Required or
• Master's Degree or equivalent in in Engineering or Scientific field , 2 years experience including either industry or industry/education Required or Ph.D. or equivalent in in Engineering or Scientific field , 1 years experience including either industry or industry/education Required
• Hands-on experience with Design Assurance, including Design Controls, Design Freeze (or pre-design testing), Design Verification & Validation, and/or Design Test Method Development
• Experience working within a highly regulated industry

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Knowledge of and experience with Risk Management/Usability Engineering and authoring risk management documents.
• Demonstrated technical leadership (i.e., solving complex problems; implementing a process or Quality improvement; piloting/creating new methodologies)
• In-depth working knowledge and understanding of statistical techniques
• Ability to read and interpret drawings
• Ability to translate technical information to all levels of the organizations
• Test Method Development and Validation Experience
• Working knowledge of the Domestic and International regulatory requirements of Medical Device regulations (FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, ISO 62366; and other applicable regulatory requirements)
• Knowledgeable with MDR regulations
• Strong technical writing skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Work is performed independently while exercising considerable latitude in making significant decisions
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts
• Represents organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects
• Develops technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of creativity
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products/services or processes
• Typically resolves complex problems or problems where precedent may not exist

Travel Requirements: % not specified, but travel has occurred in the past on an as-needed basis for project continuity

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who