Quality Engineer 2 NPD

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Quality Assurance

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Quality Engineer 2 NPD to work in our Irvine, CA location.

Under general supervision, participate in new and sustaining product/process teams to support design verification tests, process validations, quality processes. Involved in New Product Development (NPD) teams and other activities to develop products, design verification tests, process validations and quality processes to ensure compliance with the company’s Quality System policies and procedures and applicable external requirements and standards. As needed, assists to develop quality-engineered systems and products, and support qualification and validation activities. Will work on complex problems and projects. Will show leadership by innovating compliant approaches and solutions to problems. Will receive technical guidance on sophisticated problems but independently develops approaches and solutions. Work is usually well defined and is checked for progress and reviewed for accuracy upon completion.

Carries out calculations and documents test results. Writes and/or reviews technical reports, develops charts, graphs, schematics and drawings to illustrate improvement processes. Ensures tools and test equipment are properly calibrated and repaired. Makes recommendations on improving quality, efficiency, cost of company product(s), processes, and/or efficiency techniques. Ensure all documentation is recorded properly and follows procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Working with other functional groups, including R&D and Operations in support of new product development, engineering projects, quality assurance activities, and lifecycle management.
• Utilizing Quality Engineering tools/processes in development and implementation of practices for the effective and efficient development, transfer, and maintenance of products/processes throughout the product lifecycle.
• Leading efforts for continuous quality and customer satisfaction improvement opportunities.
• Support Non-Conformance Report (NCR) process for BWI facilities located in the U.S.
• Develop and establish effective quality control and support associated risk management plans, AFMEA, DFMEA and PFMEA.
• Write, review and/or approve process and product validation protocols and reports, equipment qualifications, engineering change orders.
• Use statistical tools to analyze data, make acceptance decisions, and improve process capability (Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), etc.).
• Ensure that development activities follow design control requirements (Design Trace Matrix), product is tested per applicable standards, GSPR are met per the MDR, and product is properly transferred to manufacturing per applicable specifications.
• Technical problem solving, failure analysis, and root cause determination. 
• Makes decisions independently on engineering problems and methods and represents the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work.
• Assesses the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering evaluation tests, products or equipment.
• Assigns/reviews quality inspection testing and test data. Keeps department supervisor abreast of activities and issues of the quality group.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, required; preferably in engineering and/or scientific discipline
• Minimum of 2 years of quality, manufacturing, or research and development experience in a medical device or other regulated industry required

• Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw conclusions and recommendations
• Ability to use broad knowledge of regulatory, technical, and business requirements to conduct due diligence assessments
• Ability to develop and implement Quality standards
• Demonstrated auditing and problem-solving skills