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Staff Quality Engineer, Life Cycle Management (LCM)

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Johnson & Johnson

Staff Quality Engineer, Life Cycle Management (LCM)

Irvine, CA

Johnson & Johnson Biosense Inc a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is recruiting for a Staff Quality Engineer, Life Cycle Management (LCM). This position will be located in Irvine, CA.

A pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

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Position Summary:

Plans, supervises, and coordinates quality assurance activities intended to ensure effective product quality processes are in place and executed throughout lifecycle of product. Responsible for identifying systemic product issues from trending data and/or customer feedback, conducting in-depth investigations to determine the root cause of the product issues, and develop solutions to eliminate the product issues. The scope of the work will be primarily electrophysiology catheters, cables, and systems from Biosense Webster Inc. Will be considered a subject matter expert (SME) on Quality LCM matters, relevant Quality tools and will work on complex problems and projects. Will show leadership in driving program/projects and be resourceful and creative in developing approaches and solutions to problems. Shares technical expertise with others and develop junior level engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The listed requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Identifying systemic product issues from post-market surveillance data and/or customer feedback
  • Leading root cause investigations into identified product issue(s)
  • Conduct Failure analysis into identified product issue(s)
  • Developing models to replicate product issues
  • Developing solutions to eliminate product issues
  • Developing test methodology to verify proposed solutions eliminate the product issues
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with other teams in Biosense Webster Inc. to validate and implement solutions to production lines
  • Analyzing post-market surveillance data to confirm efficacy of complaints
  • Communicating project progress to management and, where applicable, other functional teams within Biosense Webster Inc.
  • Writing engineering reports, protocols, work instructions, and test methods.
  • Studying engineering specifications, blueprints, test data, manufacturing data, etc. and carrying the understanding forward to solve systemic product issues.
  • Performing tolerance stack-ups when required by the project.
  • Developing customer requirements and product specifications with validated test methods
  • Interfacing between external vendors and core team
  • Traveling to customer sites and manufacturing sites, domestic and international, to gather VOC, perform testing and/or perform troubleshooting activities
  • Helping develop system verification and validation plans.
  • Providing technical mentoring to less experienced engineers and technicians
  • Purchasing or designing equipment for product issue analysis that also meet health, safety and environmental standards set by the company.
  • Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
  • Other related duties may be assigned.


Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor's or equivalent University degree is required; a focused degree in Engineering or a Scientific discipline is preferred.

Required:

  • A minimum of 6 years of Quality, Manufacturing, or Research and Development experience in the Medical Device industry.
  • Experience with analytical tools, such as: MATLAB, Finite Element Analysis, heat-transfer, and/or related.
  • Hands-on experience developing and building tools for concept feasibility testing, production, verification and validation testing, and automat testing.
  • Ability to be a project leader on multi-functional teams.
  • Collaborative teammate with strong communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Ability to solve complex problems.
  • Ability to work in a prototype lab with possible visits to clean room.
  • Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts and draw conclusions and recommendations.

Preferred:

  • Knowledge and experience in product development processes.
  • Experience with catheter design or any medical device.
  • Experience with statistical analysis and design of experiments (DOE).
  • In-depth knowledge of material and metals used in design of medical devices.
  • Knowledge of system engineering methodologies.
  • Prior experience developing a systems engineering department/team.
  • American Society for Quality (ASQ) certification, Six Sigma experience, and/or knowledge of Process Excellence tools is desirable.
  • Ability to use broad knowledge of regulatory, technical, and business requirements to conduct due diligence assessments.
  • Ability to apply project management skills to ensure fulfillment of new product development requirements.
  • Ability to develop and implement Quality standards.
  • In-depth knowledge of Quality and operations systems & processes, including GMP & QSR requirements for medical devices.
  • Demonstrated auditing and problem-solving skills.
  • In-depth knowledge of leading-edge Quality Engineering, design control, and verification and validation (V&V) tools & methodologies.

Other:

  • May require up to 10% domestic & international travel.
  • The anticipated base pay range for this position is $91,000 to $147,200.
  • In California Bay Area - The anticipated base pay range for this position is $105,000 to $169,050.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.

  • Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
  • Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
  • Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
  • Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year
  • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
  • Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

Client-provided location(s): Irvine, CA, USA
Job ID: Johnson&Johnson-2506232089W
Employment Type: Other