Engineer II - QA

Arthrex•Pendleton, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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 a Quality Assurance Engineer II for our Pendleton, SC manufacturing location. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™. Main Objective: Responsible for supporting the Quality Manager with all quality related support for the life cycle development of Class I, II and III medical devices, including new product development and maintenance of released products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required Engineering or Engineering Technology discipline required.
2 years experience required, preferably in a Quality Control or Quality Assurance position in a Medical Device Company.
Technical knowledge in development methodologies including: Design Controls, GD&T, DOE, Process Verification and Validation.
SPC (Statistical Process Control) knowledge.
Working knowledge of risk assessments, PFMEAs, control plans, quality plans.
Strong communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff.
Proficiency in the use of PC and programs, particularly Excel, Word (or equivalents if changed by the Company), miniTab or similar statistical analysis software, SAP or similar inventory software, Agile or similar design lifecycle software, Pilgrim or similar QMS software.
Knowledge of measurement and other inspection equipment.
Manufacturing process knowledge.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to comprehend and apply mathematical principles to the degree required to perform the job based upon job requirements.
Ability to comprehend and apply language skills to the degree required to perform the job based upon the job requirements listed above.
Ability to verbally communicate ideas and issues effectively to other team members and management.
Ability to write and record data and information as required by procedures.
Visual acuity necessary to do the job safely and effectively.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision using a microscope and light source.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of process improvement tools (i.e.: Lean - PDCA, Six Sigma - DMAIC) and problem solving (i.e.: Kepner Tregoe, Lean A3, 5 Whys) preferred.
Project management skills preferred.
Prefer working knowledge and application of Statistics.

Responsibilities

Review design drawings for tolerance, inspect-ability and quality of design issues.
Work with suppliers to improve quality, and assist, where necessary, in supplier process validations.
Assist in the training of QC Inspectors on inspection techniques and the use of new equipment.
Participate in Internal and External quality audits as directed by the Quality Assurance Manager.
Support Risk Management by leading or participating in cross-functional team pFMEAs and Risk Assessments.
Support the AMI Engineering Change Management process by performing tasks as assigned.
Lead or Support the internal manufacturing First Article Inspection process, review First Article Inspection Reports and samples (internal and/or supplier).
Lead or Support equipment or process validation (IQ, OQ, PQ)
Lead or support Metrology with design and development of inspection methods and gages.
Create or review inspection method work instructions.
Lead or support Metrology with Measurement System Analysis (Gage R&R) studies.
Create Inspection Plans Supporting Receiving and In-Process Inspection.
Investigate complaints as requested by the Complaints/Reliability team.
Lead completion of Nonconformances (NCR’s) as assigned: material disposition plans, evaluations, and action plans.
Perform routine Nonconformance and process trending and lead periodic Quality review meetings with the management team.
Lead or Support Continuous Improvement projects.
Lead or support the Environmental Monitoring program.
Complete Root Cause Analysis Investigations and define Corrective/Preventive Action Plans (CAPA’s).
Perform Engineering Studies and Design of Experiments (DOE) as needed.
Other duties as assigned.