Mechanical Quality Engineer
Mechanical Quality Engineer supporting new product development. Develop, improve, and implement quality methods and systems, working on cross functional teams in a regulated environment to ensure the safety, reliability and efficacy of products and processes.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Support New Product Development as primary QE for mechanical implants and instruments. Manage multiple concurrent major and minor projects.
- Support Design Controls to ensure efficient, effective, and compliant new product launches.
- Support the qualification of legal manufacturers (OEM) for distributed products.
- Lead Material Review Board (MRB), own Non-Conformance (NC) development and resolution, lead reworks and deviations, participate in Supplier Review Board (SRB).
- Develop inspection plans and custom gauging based upon required measurement and tolerances.
- Support Change Order review for drawings, considering Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Inspection (DFI).
- Act as liaison between supplier and company for quality related concerns or issues. Technical interface with contract manufacturers.
- Support cleaning and sterilization validations of implantable devices; basic understanding of tests such as bioburden, BET, and dose audit testing.
- Support validation (IQ, OQ, and PQ) development and execution internally and at suppliers.
- Apply statistical techniques to analyze manufacturing processes and recommend appropriate process controls.
- Support Risk Management efforts in accordance with ISO 14971; conduct preliminary risk assessments for projects. Support Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for designs and processes.
- Support Field Retrieval Assessment (FRA) and Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) as needed.
- Support MDSAP, FDA, ISO, and other regulatory audits.
- Apply external standards and guidance documents to project / product specific application.
- Own Supplier Corrective Actions (SCARs) and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs).
- Lead supplier part qualification for new products including process qualifications (PQs), GR&R, first articles, and process development.