As a Senior Design Quality Engineer (DQE) for our medical device manufacturer client in the Greater Boston region, you will be responsible for ensuring end to end design quality and compliance across the product development lifecycle for Class II/III medical devices, including software-driven and active implantable products.
Working directly with cross-functional teams, you will drive adherence to design controls, risk management, and SDLC best practices from concept through commercialization and post market activities.
Responsibilities:
Serving as the quality lead on product development teams, ensuring compliance with design controls across all lifecycle phases (planning, inputs/outputs, verification, validation, transfer, and change management).
Establishing and maintaining DHF, DMR, and DHR, ensuring complete traceability from user needs through verification and validation evidence.
Leading and maintaining risk management activities (hazard analysis, FMEA, risk files) and ensuring integration of risk controls into design and validation activities.
Providing quality oversight of software SDLC activities, ensuring compliance with applicable standards (e.g., IEC 62304) and integration with system-level risk management.
Reviewing and approving design, software, and validation deliverables to ensure completeness, consistency, and audit readiness.
Supporting verification, validation, and design transfer activities, ensuring alignment between design outputs and production processes.
Leading or supporting CAPA, nonconformance investigations, and root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement.
Supporting internal and external audits (FDA, Notified Body, ISO), and contributing to regulatory submissions (e.g., IDE, PMA, EU MDR).
Requirements:
10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering supporting regulated medical device development (Class II/III preferred).
Strong hands on experience with design controls, DHF management, and traceability in regulated environments.
Working knowledge of applicable standards and regulations (e.g., 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304).
Experience supporting software quality within the SDLC and understanding of software risk management principles.
Proven experience with risk management tools (e.g., FMEA, hazard analysis) and integration into product development.
Experience supporting audits and regulatory submissions, with the ability to defend design and quality documentation.
Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills with ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
Experience with quality systems, eQMS/PLM tools, and defect/CAPA management processes.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Andover, MA
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Bug Tracking/Defect Managementunmatched
Change Managementunmatched
Code of Federal Regulationsunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systemsunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Documentationunmatched
External Auditunmatched
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)unmatched
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)unmatched
Hazard Analysisunmatched
IDE (Integrated Development Environment)unmatched
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
Implantsunmatched
Internal Auditunmatched
International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC)unmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Medical Equipmentunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Product Developmentunmatched
Product Lifecycleunmatched
Product Lifecycle Managementunmatched
Quality Assuranceunmatched
Quality Engineeringunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Regulatory Submissionsunmatched
Riskunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Software Designunmatched
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
Software Testingunmatched
Software Validationunmatched
Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
Traceabilityunmatched
Validation Testingunmatched
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