The Opportunity

This position works out of our Westford Massachusetts location in the Vascular Division . MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE Provide Process/Quality Engineering support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of highest quality product to the customer. Provide Process/Quality Engineering support to product development teams, helping to ensure development of highest quality new products. WHAT YOU’LL DO Reduces and controls manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming materials, customer complaints) by leading efforts/teams focuses on identifying the primary root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions. May be responsible for implementing product stops and documenting release criteria. Develops and implements product quality plans, documents and systems by creating product specifications, quality specifications, quality plans, risk analyses, FMEAs in conjunction with other product development team members. May be responsible for risk analyses and FMEAs. Develops and implements Process Monitoring Systems by identifying critical process steps which could culminate in possible sources of manufacturing defects and devising methods to reduce process variation in order to reduce/eliminate the cause of defects. Collects and analyzes Lead Manufacturing process defect data Product/Process improvement efforts (e.g. scrap, nonconforming materials, customer complaints) by systematically gathering quality metric data and performing the appropriate analysis method(s) to enhance sustaining product design and new product development. Creates Quality Tools and Training Materials by applying body of knowledge/expertise and communicating to respective teams. Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance and work direction, and offering counsel. May lead a project team. Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects. Influences middle management on technical or business solutions. May interact with vendors. (Planning/Organization) Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval. Establishes priorities of work assignments. (Decision Making/Impact) Exercises judgement in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution. Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources. Required Qualifications Required Bachelor’s Degree OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience Minimum 5 years’ experience in wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures. Strong understanding of business unit function and cross group dependencies/relationships. Preferred: Master’s degree Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Has a sound knowledge of various technical alternatives and their impact. MISC: This is an on-site role - not a remote role. There is no relocation provided for this role. This role is base in Westford, MA