Hardware Quality Engineer
Hardware Quality Engineer
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Job Description
Position : Hardware Quality Engineer
Location : San Diego CA
Duration : 12 Months
Total Hours/week : 40.00
1st Shift
Client : Medical Devices Company
Job Category : Engineering
Level of Experience : Senior Level
Employment Type : Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders or GC EAD or OPT or EAD or CPT)
Job Description:
- We are seeking a highly skilled driven and experienced Staff Process Engineer (Hardware) with expertise in defining and implementing hardware design processes and design control deliverables that adhere to regulatory standards within the medical device industry.
- This role requires a strong technical background in Electrical Mechanical or Test/Reliability Engineering leadership capabilities and extensive experience in product design and development.
- Experience in Quality and/or Systems Engineering is also a plus.
- The engineer will play a critical role in shaping the process for defining and documenting hardwarecentric design control elements and deliverables ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements such as FDA guidance and meeting both user and business needs.
- They will also be remediating the design control documentation for accuracy completeness and clear upstream and downstream traceability from hardwarecentric design control elements.
- The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement efforts collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and provide technical expertise to ensure successful project outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Hardware Design Documentation Remediation:
- Develop or modify and implement Electrical Mechanical and Test hardware design documentation templates within the Quality Management System that comply with industry standards and regulations. Clearly demonstrate endtoend traceability where hardware design control elements are included and remediate gaps and errors as needed.
Leadership:
- Translate business and regulatory requirements into comprehensive hardware development processes.
- Work collaboratively to ensure alignment with additional stakeholders development teams and business objectives.
- Maintain frequent and clear communication with team members and leaders working in all areas of the project. Identify risks and issues early on and implement mitigations as necessary.
CrossFunctional Collaboration:
- Facilitate effective knowledge sharing and collaboration across departments (e.g. Systems Engineering Software Engineering Test Engineering Quality and others) to resolve alignment or feasibility issues.
- Communicate relevant project information effectively (verbal and written) including project status technical concepts and design details and functional demonstrations to key internal and external stakeholders of varying technical abilities.
Continuous Improvement:
- Identify and drive opportunities for process improvement within the Hardware and Test Engineering functions to enhance efficiency quality clarity and compliance.
Technical Expertise:
- Serve as a resource for addressing and resolving issues of process and documentation.
- Apply best practices from methodologies like DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) and an Agile mindset to all projects.
- Review and remediate hardware design control documentation.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- Bachelors degree in Science or Engineering is required; a postgraduate degree is preferred.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of related work experience in hardware engineering; experience with regulatory standards (e.g. IEC 62304 FDA guidance IEEE standards) in a regulated industry is highly preferred
Leadership
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and serve as a technical leader within the organization
- Positive attitude with an aptitude for critical thinking
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges
- Strong organizational skills ability to work independently and with a group
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize workload
Technical Skills
- Strong background in hardware engineering requirements management and implementation of test processes
- Experience in hardware product development including user needs assessment hardware system analysis and decomposition architectural design integration and testing etc.
- Extensive experience in the creation and maintenance of design and development documentation
- Experience in Quality engineering and design control management is a plus
- Experience with ALM/PLM and/or CAD tools is a plus
Communication
- Exceptional communication skills both interdepartmental and crossfunctional
- Strong writing abilities and attention to detail are essential
This is a Remote position but some travel 10 may be required to support workshops and intensives.
Employment Type
Full Time
