Sr Quality Engineer

Baxter International Inc.•Irvine, CA

1d•$96,000 - $132,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Baxter, every person deserves a chance to live a healthy life, a founding belief since 1931. The company is redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact, driven by a mission to Save and Sustain Lives, and a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Individuals are empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact, striving for efficient and effective operations and accountability for exceptional results. This position provides Quality Engineering support to one or more product lines at the Irvine facility. The Quality Engineer will support the manufacturing operation from raw materials to finished device, maintain the Risk Management process and related documentation, and closely interact with product design and vigilance functions to address quality issues and facilitate continuous improvement of product quality. The role supports the sustaining of production processes in a state of control and compliance through the planning, execution, and implementation of process validation and controls to meet regulatory agency validation requirements, internal company standards, and current industry practices. The engineer will author and review validation processes and procedures, making recommendations for changes and/or improvements, and may focus on equipment, process, or control system validation or a combination thereof.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience on process validation and risk management for medical device.
Engineering depth and ability to understand product and process operating principles, control points and methods, design and process interactions and end user impact.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, documentation practices (cGDPs), be self-motivated and possess strong interpersonal skills.
Must be able to update procedures and modify processes to simplify complexity and improve efficiencies.
Minimum of a BA or BS in Engineering.
Minimum of 3 to 5 years related experience or demonstrated performance within Quality Engineering.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

A Master’s degree can be used in lieu of 2 years of related experience.
Engineering or Business Administration major is preferred.
Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt or higher is preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate all relevant operational data, reports, statistics and documentation related to manufacturing process and product performance in the field, in order to generate proactive and timely actions when needed to reduce CIPM.
Assure product compliance to specifications through implementation of inspection criteria and procedures in operation’s processes.
Drives quality and manufacturing improvements to ensure our processes are in state of control.
Develop and analyze statistical data and product specifications to ensure product quality.
Apply standard operating practices and problem-solving methodology.
Perform root cause investigation analysis and prepare reports, for negative trends of process or product failures or critical characteristics not being met.
Document such actions within the quality system as appropriate (NCR/CAPA).
Organize, review and perform computer system validation or other software validation related evaluations to support the Master Validation Plan.
Support the data integrity initiatives to relevant systems, processes and equipment.
Develop and maintain Risk Management Documentation including software risk for all product families or software defects.
Perform validation activities as assigned (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ, TMV, etc.).
Partner with Project and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure the smooth transition of projects into day-to-day operations and software changes.
Evaluate and/or perform computer system validation for applicable software or GxP computerized systems per Baxter.
Analyze and perform assessments for software change controls for computer system validation, data integrity, hardware interactions and cyber security impact.
Provides coaching and mentoring to the organization regarding CSV, SDLC, data integrity and cyber security standards, regulations, guidance, and best practices.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
Medical and dental coverage that start on day one.
Insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Educational assistance programs.
Time-off benefits such as paid holidays.
Paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service.
Family and medical leaves of absence.
Paid parental leave.
Commuting benefits.
Employee Discount Program.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Childcare benefits.