Principal Quality Engineer

Working Location: TENNESSEE, BARTLETT 

Workplace Flexibility: Onsite

Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? Let’s inspire healthier lives, together.

 

Olympus, a leading medical technology company, has focused on making people’s lives better for over 100 years.

Our Purpose is to make people’s lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling.

 

Our Core Values are reflected in all we do: Integrity – Empathy – Agility – Unity – Long-Term View

 

We deliver on our purpose and our core values by staying True to Life.

Job Description

Develop maintain and support the company Quality System regulatory requirements and business strategy. Continuously improve Quality performance related to New Product Development procurement manufacturing and metrics related to the strength of the site Quality System. Leads complex projects. Mentors less experienced engineers within and across OSTA sites in best practices for the use of Quality tools and methods. Expected to serve as a backup to the Management Representative for the location.
 

Job Duties

• Leads and participates in Cross-functional teams to support new product development procurement manufacturing representing Quality Engineering discipline.
• Completes assigned Quality Engineering tasks to schedule.
• Leads or participates in the development of process and procedure/development changes.
• Provides resident expertise in the application of Quality Sciences including statistics, data analysis, problem solving and the creation of system solutions.

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering discipline or equivalent. Masters Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years related experience preferably in the medical device industry related to process/quality engineering.
• Viewed as an expert in the quality field. (Leadership experience); proven ability to lead and manage cross- functional teams effectively communicate with all levels of management and drive effective change.
• Requires background and familiarity with U.S. FDA QSR requirements including ISO 9001 MDD 93/42 ISO 13485-2003 and the ability to educate others on related subject matter.
• Strong Quality Science skills including demonstrated statistics application and problem solving
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills demonstrated by ability to generate technical reports and ability to make presentations to middle and upper management
• Proven Project Management skills with ability to manage cross functional team and produce results.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization and/or guidance exists.

Why join Olympus?

Here, people matter—our health, our happiness, and our lives.

• Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Visions coverage effective on start date
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Free virtual live and on-demand wellness classes
• Work-life balance supportive culture with hybrid and remote roles
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Educational Assistance
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Volunteering and charitable donation match programs
• Diversity & Inclusion Programs including Colleague Affinity Networks
• On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**

*US Only

**Limited locations

 

We care about your health and financial well-being and offer the resources you need to feel vital, confident and ready for wherever life takes you. Learn more about our benefit offerings at https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers/benefits-perks.

        

About us:

Our Medical business uses innovative capabilities in medical technology, therapeutic intervention, and precision manufacturing to help healthcare professionals deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and minimally invasive procedures to improve clinical outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of life for patients and their safety.

 

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America.  For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.

 

Olympus is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workpl