Senior Quality Engineer (NPD)

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

The Sr. Quality Engineer, New Product Development, will be responsible for providing quality engineering support and leadership for New Product Development. 

Responsibilities: 

• Launch and stabilize new product launches through concept, design, development, and steady-state processes. 

• Drives the development of product requirements, verification strategies, and validation strategies. 

• Ensures new product development compliance to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and any other applicable standards 

• Activities would drive prevention, detection of defects at earliest phase of product design, continuous improvement & customer satisfaction. 

• Proactively engage partners to drive consensus and resolve issues in a timely fashion. 

• Provide statistical support and expertise and analytical problem solving for product development and manufacturing. 

• Review and approve design control, manufacturing, quality, engineering and validation / qualification documents for conformance business practices and departmental procedures. 

• Develop inspection and sampling plans, test methods, and transfer functions for products and components. 

• Provide support and expertise in developing and executing a reliability strategy during new product development. 

• Conducts projects and assignments with technical responsibility. 

Basic Qualifications 

Required: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school or related science field 

• At least 5 years of quality experience 

• New product development experience 

• GD&T knowlegde 

• Experience in medical device industry or other highly regulated field 

• Advanced knowledge of Quality Engineering/Scientific methods and techniques and applied statistics of increasing complexity 

• Previous work experience engaging in a team-based environment 

• Ability to travel up to 25% Moderate domestic and international 

Preferred: 

• Advanced Degree 

• Experience with medical electrical-mechanical systems 

• Knowledge of FDA requirements for design control of medical devices, particularly with verification and validation of software for medical electrical equipment. 

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer, and a Green Belt in one or more of the Process Excellence roadmaps (DMADVV, DMAIIC, or Lean) 

• Experience driving risk management discussions, particularly as it relates to cascading identified product issues/hazards into potential user harms 

• Prior software quality engineering experience in a product development environment 

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$125,000.00 - $201,250.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits