Sr. Quality Engineer

Planet Pharma; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma in California seeks a Quality Engineer to support multiple product lines from development through production, focusing on risk management and validation to maintain compliant operations and drive quality improvements.

The role covers CSV, data integrity, and collaboration with design, operations, and vigilance teams to address issues and keep processes in control.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Engineering with 3–5 years in Quality Engineering.
• Masters degree can substitute for 2 years of experience.
• Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate operational data and documentation to trigger timely actions.
• Ensure product compliance by implementing inspection criteria in operations.
• Develop and analyze statistical data to assure quality.
• Perform root cause investigations and document NCR/CAPA activities.
• Organize and review computer system validation and data integrity initiatives.
• Collaborate with Project and Manufacturing Engineering to transition projects to operations.
• Provide coaching on CSV, SDLC, data integrity, and cyber security standards.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Process validation

Risk management

Data integrity

Documentation

GxP

Education

BA/BS in Engineering

Masters preferred

Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

Job description

Summary

This position provides Quality Engineering support to one or more product lines at the Irvine facility. The Quality Engineer will support the manufacturing operation from raw materials to finished device, maintain the Risk Management process and related documentation, and closely interact with product design and vigilance functions to address quality issues and facilitate continuous improvement of product quality.

The position supports the sustaining of production processes in a state of control and compliance through the planning, execution and implementation of process validation and controls to meet regulatory agency validation requirements, internal company standards and current industry practices. Authors and reviews validation processes and procedures, making recommendations for changes and/or improvements. Position may focus on equipment, process or control system validation or a combination there of.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate all relevant operational data, reports, statistics and documentation related to manufacturing process and product performance in the field, in order to generate proactive and timely actions when needed to reduce CIPM.
• Assure product compliance to specifications through implementation of inspection criteria and procedures in operations processes. Drives quality and manufacturing improvements to ensure our processes are in state of control.
• Develop and analyze statistical data and product specifications to ensure product quality.
• Apply standard operating practices and problem-solving methodology.
• Perform root cause investigation analysis and prepare reports, for negative trends of process or product failures or critical characteristics not being met. Document such actions within the quality system as appropriate (NCR/CAPA).
• Organize, review and perform computer system validation or other software validation related evaluations to support the Master Validation Plan. Support the data integrity initiatives to relevant systems, processes and equipment.
• Develop and maintain Risk Management Documentation including software risk for all product families or software defects.
• Perform validation activities as assigned (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ, TMV, etc.).
• Partner with Project and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure the smooth transition of projects into day-to-day operations and software changes.
• Evaluate and/or perform computer system validation for applicable software or GxP computerized systems per
• Analyze and perform assessments for software change controls for computer system validation, data integrity, hardware interactions and cyber security impact.
• Provides coaching and mentoring to the organization regarding CSV, SDLC, data integrity and cyber security standards, regulations, guidance, and best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experienced on process validation and risk management for medical device.
• Engineering depth and ability to understand product and process operating principles, control points and methods, design and process interactions and end user impact.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, documentation practices (cGDPs), be self-motivated and possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to update procedures and modify processes to simplify complexity and improve efficiencies.

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum of a BA or BS in Engineering having a minimum of 3 to 5 years related experience or demonstrated performance within Quality Engineering.
• A Masters degree can be used in lieu of 2 years of related experience. Engineering or Business Administration major is preferred.
• Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt or higher is preferred.

Physical Demands & Working Environment

• Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

The physical requirements of this position

• Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision

• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.).

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position

• The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.