Sr Quality Engineer - Shockwave Medical

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Sr Quality Engineer for Shockwave Medical Inc. located in United States.\rAt 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/. \rFor more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world's most pressing healthcare challenges.We know that the success of our business - and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions - depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential.\rAt Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.DescriptionShockwave Medical, Inc. is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Shockwave Medical aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.\rDescription\rPosition Overview:The Sr. Quality Engineer will support manufacturing and work cross-functionally to resolve technical problems. Participates in decisions on scope of work, risk management, design changes, process improvements, material disposition, and implementation of revised specifications. Provides and develops solutions to broad problems, accomplishes complex assignments, develops protocols for design, and/or process activities, (including those related to verification or validation activities), determines criteria and subsequently generates summary (or final) reports.\r\rEssential Job Functions:\r\r

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• Responsible for developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials/products into partially or finished products.
• Designs and implements methods and/or procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products, components, sub-assemblies and/or production equipment.
• Prepares documentation for inspection/testing procedures, development studies, validation protocols and reports, quality plans, and product defect investigations. Must be able to write a technical document with sufficient clarity, detail and correctness to be submitted for regulatory review with confidence. Must be able to review and provide value-added feedback to others writing such documents.
• Fully competent engineer in all conventional aspects of the subject matter, functional area, and assignments.
• Provides guidance to manufacturing and development engineers regarding documentation, process controls, data feedback systems, and best quality practices.
• Independently performs most assignments with an understanding of the overall expectations. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects.
• Plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates detailed phases of engineering work in part of a major project.
• Performs work which involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Work requires a broad knowledge of precedents in the specialty area and a good knowledge of principles and practices of related specialties. Familiarity with FDA guidance documents and ISO and ASTM standards related to quality and medical device industry is an asset.
• Independently assesses if components, sub-assemblies, products meet specification and can initiate, investigate and resolve non-conformances by working in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
• May participate in design reviews and pre-validation assessments to ensure the safe and environmentally sound start-up of new processes, and ensure the process has adequate and appropriate process controls. May be responsible for participating and/or taking lead role in developing the risk management plan for new projects transitioning into manufacturing. (Hazard assessment, design trace matrix development, DV&V testing, and FMEA).
• May technically supervise or coordinate the work of engineers, technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments.
• May conduct internal and supplier audits. Certified as a lead auditor in ISO13485:2016 would be an asset. Familiarity with IEC 60601 and IEC 62304 is an asset.
• Processing, investigating, and completing customer complaints, which could require direct email responses to customers.
• Composes technical complaint reports timely and accurately based on reported information and device investigation data.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining calibration requirements for tools and equipment in the R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality areas.
• Knowledge of statistics and Minitab, including process capability and data normality assessments, analysis of variance, hypothesis testing, determining appropriate sample sizes, tolerance interval assessments for variable and attribute data, design of experiment (DOE), and variable and attribute sampling plan applications would be a great asset.
• Other duties as assigned.\r\r

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