Sr. Product Assurance Engineer

HISTOSONICS INC; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

HistoSonics seeks a Sr. Product Assurance Engineer in Plymouth, MN to lead production support activities including inspection, release, nonconforming material handling, and complaint analysis.

You will partner with Design Assurance on risk management and drive transfer of design docs into production. The role requires 5+ years in quality engineering within medical devices or highly regulated manufacturing, plus strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years of progressive quality engineering experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Operations, or Manufacturing Quality.
• Experience with risk management, nonconforming material, and complaint handling systems.
• Experience with statistics for product inspection and testing.
• Knowledge of FDA and ISO medical device quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead product assurance activities for commercial production support including inspection, product release, nonconforming material handling, and product complaint analysis.
• Collaborate with Design Assurance on risk management updates and design documentation transfer to production.
• Work with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to ensure products meet requirements.
• Develop and maintain quality system procedures, work instructions, and forms.
• Lead CAPA investigations and oversee action plans and follow-up.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Regulatory knowledge

Statistics knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

FDA 21 CFR Part 820

ISO 13485

ISO 14971

Job description

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Sr. Product Assurance Engineer

Full Time Plymouth, MN, US

Salary Range: $110,000.00 To $140,000.00 Annually

HistoSonics is a commercial-stage medtech company advancing the Edison® System, a novel non-invasive sonic beam therapy based on histotripsy. Since receiving FDA De Novo grant for the non-invasive destruction of liver tumors in 2023, the company has progressed beyond initial market entry into commercial expansion, reimbursement momentum, and ongoing clinical and pipeline development. In addition to its current liver tumor indication, HistoSonics is pursuing future indications across multiple applications including kidney, pancreas, prostate, neuro, women’s health, and other significant underserved human health areas, to realize the broader potential histotripsy across multiple disease states and medical specialties.

We offer an exciting work culture where cutting-edge science meets real-world application, and each team member’s contribution is important to our success in ensuring our physicians and their patients get what they need most.

Location : Plymouth, MN

Position Summary (Why this role matters):

The Sr. Product Assurance Engineer will lead the product assurance activities for commercial production support including inspection, product release, nonconforming material handling, and product complaint analysis. This role will work with Design Assurance on risk management updates and the transfer of design documentation into production and will collaborate closely with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to ensure that product meets requirements.

Key Responsibilities (What you’ll do):

• Leads product inspection strategy and planning including working with suppliers on purchased product requirements and development of measurement methodologies
• Supports supplier evaluation, auditing, and performance monitoring
• Supports development of in-process and final product testing
• Supports design assurance engineering as needed with risk management activities and review of design documentation including product design requirements and design verification test protocols
• Leads process FMEA (PFMEA) development and ongoing updates
• Collaborates with design assurance and manufacturing engineering to ensure that procedures, practices, and documentation comply with applicable standards and regulations
• Supports the transfer of specifications and processes to production during the design transfer phase
• Supports equipment control and process validations
• Reviews Device History Records (DHR) and completes product release
• Leads nonconforming material review and documentation
• Uses knowledge of statistics to support inspection, testing, and process validation activities
• Performs product complaint analysis including associated risk management file reviews and updates
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) during audits and inspections for product inspection, PFMEA, nonconforming material, and product complaint analysis
• Develops, modifies, and maintains quality system procedures, work instructions, and forms
• Support internal and external audit activities as needed
• Lead CAPA investigations, action planning, and follow-up for assigned CAPAs
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
• 5+ years of progressive quality engineering experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Operations, or Manufacturing Quality, ideally within the medical device industry or another highly regulated manufacturing environment
• Effective communicator who can work independently and collaboratively across all levels of the organization in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in timely manner
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail
• Experience with risk management, nonconforming material, and complaint handling systems
• Experience with practical application of statistics for product inspection and testing
• Experience with FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485 and ISO 14971
• Approximately 10% of travel required

Benefits : We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. This includes health, dental, and vision insurance, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 401(k), paid time off, and more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.