Engineer Sr. II - QA Design

 Requisition ID:                       61045                          Title: Engineer Sr. II - QA Design Division: Arthrex, Inc. (US01) Location: Naples, FL

 

 

 

 

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Arthrex is actively searching for an Engineer Sr II – QA Design for our global headquarters in Naples, FL. The Sr. II DQE is responsible for interfacing and driving Design Assurance principles within engineering teams for design, development transfer and post-market surveillance of FDA Class I and II, EU Class I, IIa, IIb and III medical devices in the achievement of company goals. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead design assurance efforts within product design and development for new product introduction projects with an emphasis in quality aspects of integrated software, electrical, and/or mechanical device characteristics, as appropriate for the specific area of position focus.
• For electrical equipment / active device projects, lead compliance efforts for electrical safety, environmental, and emissions in accordance with national and international regulations.
• Ensure appropriateness of documented design requirements and outputs while ensuring traceability throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Provide active leadership in understanding and implementing regulations/standards, acting as a resource to other disciplines, within the product design process from idealization through product retirement.
• Supervise, assign, and coordinate others / the work of others within the design assurance team to support the department and design projects and goals.
• Provide input into and lead addressing of lessons learned to support development, modification, and improvement of design processes and quality management system.
• Lead product risk assessment activities through application of a working knowledge of applicable standards (e.g., ISO14971, etc.) and tools such as (application, design, process) FMEAs, FTA, and Hazard Assessment.
• Display working knowledge and provide guidance to design teams in the area of usability/human factors engineering principles including standards (IEC 62366) and FDA guidance for compliance.
• Facilitate the planning, execution, and review of verification/validation (v&v) activities including assessment of adequate inputs to the v&v process.
• Lead and coordinate the design assurance aspects of Design to Manufacture Transfer including generation of inspection methods, drawing reviews, determining key product indicators/essential requirements and, where appropriate, training of manufacturing personnel in appropriate test procedures, inspection methods, and interpretation of results.
• Ensure required outputs of the design control process are met, including compliance of the design history file (DHF), and support transition of the design project into sustaining engineering.
• Support design-related corrective and preventative activities for projects in the pre-sustaining phase. 

 

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Biomedical, Mechani