Staff Quality Engineer

Stryker; Arlington (TN); On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker in Arlington, TN seeks a Staff Quality Engineer to provide quality leadership across manufacturing and cross-functional teams. You will own CAPAs, NC investigations, MRB decisions, and supplier quality oversight while ensuring FDA, ISO 13485, and GMP compliance.

The role focuses on risk management, data-driven decisions, audits, and continuous quality improvements to support manufacturing transfers and new product launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience with CAPA, Risk Management, and root cause analysis in a regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 13485, GMP, and FDA regulatory expectations.
• Experience supporting audits and quality systems in medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality leadership for manufacturing processes and product quality.
• Own investigations, NCs, CAPAs, and root cause analysis.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain for quality oversight and compliance.
• Lead NC investigations, containment, CAPA closure, and supplier quality improvements.
• Disposition nonconforming products via MRB and support product holds or escapes.

Skills

CAPA

Risk management

Root cause analysis

Audits

Statistical methods

GMP/ISO13485

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Stryker is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer in Arlington, TN to provide quality leadership across manufacturing operations and cross-functional business teams. This role is responsible for driving quality excellence through risk management, CAPA ownership, supplier quality oversight, audit participation, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will serve as a quality subject matter expert, ensuring compliance with FDA, ISO 13485, GMP, and Stryker Quality System requirements while influencing business performance through data-driven decision making.

What You Will Do

• Provide quality leadership and oversight for manufacturing processes and product quality.
• Own and drive investigations, nonconformances (NCs), corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and root cause analysis activities.
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and cross-functional business teams to provide quality oversight and direction on product and process performance while ensuring compliance with ISO 13485, GMP, regulatory requirements, and Stryker Quality Systems.
• Lead investigations and resolution of internal and supplier-driven nonconformances (NCs), driving timely containment, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and effective closure.
• Disposition nonconforming products through Material Review Board (MRB) processes, issue nonconformances as appropriate, and support product holds, potential product escapes, and quality risk mitigation activities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in risk management, CAPA, change management, concession management, validation, statistical techniques, inspection methods, sampling plans, process capability, and quality system requirements.
• Develop, assess, and approve quality-related changes, concessions, and risk management activities through data-driven decision making and sound quality engineering principles.
• Analyze quality metrics and KPI trends, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement corrective actions that drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Lead and support local and global quality initiatives, utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, Human Error Prevention, and risk-based methodologies to improve product quality and manufacturing performance.
• Optimize inspection methods, statistical sampling approaches, and process controls to ensure product quality, process capability, and compliance with established standards.
• Participate in and lead internal, external, customer, supplier, and regulatory audits, including audit preparation, logistics coordination, response development, and engagement with regulatory agencies.
• Support validation strategies, execution, and approval activities while ensuring compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.
• Lead or support manufacturing transfers, process changes, and product launches across facilities, ensuring quality objectives and regulatory requirements are maintained.
• Manage supplier quality relationships through performance monitoring, quality issue resolution, nonconformance management, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach, mentor, and provide technical leadership to quality professionals and cross-functional teams on quality systems, risk management, CAPA, problem-solving methodologies, and regulatory compliance.
• Represent Quality on local, global, and corporate review boards, providing expert input, technical guidance, and strategic recommendations that support business objectives and product quality.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Life Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, or a related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or Regulatory Affairs within a regulated industry; medical device experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of medical device manufacturing processes, ISO 13485, GMP, and quality system requirements.
• Demonstrated expertise in quality engineering principles including CAPA, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Audits, Validation, and Statistical Methods.
• Experience with risk-based methodologies and statistical techniques, including Process Risk Assessments, Statistical Sampling Plans, Process Capability Analysis, and Gauge R&R studies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead quality initiatives, mentor others, and drive compliance with technical, regulatory, and quality requirements.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative manufacturing environment.
• Strong interpersonal, conflict resolution, and relationship-building skills with a customer-focused, stakeholder-oriented approach.

Preferred

• Medical device industry experience supporting manufacturing operations.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or formal training.
• Experience interacting with regulatory authorities such as FDA, TÜV, Notified Bodies, Ministry of Health (MoH), or other regulatory agencies.
• Experience supporting supplier quality, process validation, inspection optimization, and manufacturing transfers.
• Demonstrated success applying continuous improvement methodologies and Human Error Prevention principles within manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional quality projects and representing Quality during audits, inspections, and business reviews.
• Willingness to travel as needed and collaborate within a multi-site global organization.
• Developing overlays, develop inspection methods, Gages, GD&T understanding, Print reading.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN: $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual

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Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.