Senior Design Quality Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Danvers, MA +1

Senior Design Quality Engineer at Johnson & Johnson's Abiomed division in Danvers, MA. This role supports New Product Development, product risk management, change controls, and design controls for medical devices. Responsibilities include evaluating user needs, generating design requirements, developing test protocols, performing process development studies, analyzing prototypes using statistical methods, and supporting CAPA activities and QMS compliance. Requires a Bachelor's degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, 5 years of related experience, and knowledge of quality system regulations like ISO 13485 and ISO 14971.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support New Product Development Risk Management Deliverables
  2. Use technical expertise, knowledge, and experience to rapidly innovate the companies’ medical devices for use in chronic heart failure patients.
  3. Evaluate end user needs, standards requirements, and risk evaluations to generate design requirements and engineering targets which include design for manufacturing, assembly, and automation.
  4. Develop and/or review test protocols, reports, and engineering summaries
  5. Perform process development studies in collaboration with cross functional teammates and bring an open mind to design solutions which enable manufacturability internally and at external suppliers.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering or scientific discipline
  • 5 years of related work experience
  • Working knowledge and practical application of quality system regulations, including 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 14971, QSR, ISO 13485, MDSAP and/or MDD/MDR.
  • Ability to communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively, and frequently (oral and written) within the internal project team and international.

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree in a related field
  • Experience leading product risk management activities including: Process / Design Failure Mode Effects and Analysis, Hazard Analysis, and Risk Management Reports
  • Design control or new product development experience
  • Experience conducting Process Verification / Validation activities including test method validation and statistical process controls
  • Experience with Blueprint reading/literacy including GD&T
  • Familiarity with inspection methods and techniques

What the JD emphasized

  • 21 CFR Part 820
  • ISO 14971
  • QSR
  • ISO 13485
  • MDSAP
  • MDD/MDR