Principal Quality Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Plymouth, MN +1

Principal Quality Engineer at Johnson & Johnson (Biosense Webster) responsible for establishing and maintaining policies and procedures for regulatory compliance (FDA, ISO 13485, environmental), developing quality control and risk management plans, using statistical tools (Six Sigma, DOE) for data analysis and process improvement, participating in new product development and introduction (NPD/NPI) teams, supporting LCM activities (IQ/OQ/PQ), conducting failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and ensuring product acceptance and transfer to manufacturing. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field and 6 years of experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local, state and federal environmental regulations and standards including FDA and all other applicable global regulatory requirements.
  2. Develop and establish effective quality control and associated risk management plans for products.
  3. Use statistical tools to analyze data, make acceptance decisions, and improve process capability (Six Sigma, DOE) to promote risk reduction and control.
  4. Work with cross-functional groups in support of new product and process development projects.
  5. Participate in New Product and Processes Development and Introduction (NPD/NPI) teams and other activities to develop products, design verification tests, process validations and quality processes to ensure compliance with company Quality System policies, procedures, standards (FDA, ISO 13485) and other worldwide regulatory agencies, and other applicable standards as pertain to medical devices.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
  • 6 years of experience in the job offered or in a Principal Quality Engineer-related occupation
  • Quality System policies and procedures
  • FDA regulations
  • ISO 13485 standards
  • Six Sigma
  • DOE (Design of Experiments)
  • Risk management plans
  • New Product and Processes Development and Introduction (NPD/NPI)
  • Process validations
  • LCM activities (IQ/OQ/PQ)
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Design control requirements
  • Product acceptance
  • Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA)
  • Regulatory inspections

Nice to have

  • Environmental regulations
  • Global regulatory requirements
  • Statistical tools
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Equipment qualifications
  • Engineering change orders
  • MRB review
  • Design reviews
  • Pre-validation assessments

What the JD emphasized

  • FDA
  • ISO 13485
  • Six Sigma
  • DOE
  • CAPA