Design Quality Engineer

Salary: £42,000 – £48,000 per year

I am working in partnership with a leading healthcare manufacturer, who are a dynamic, and innovative company at the forefront of infection prevention technology. They specialise in the development of new products, using their unique technology platform.

With infection prevention a global priority, the demand has increased for innovative, reliable products across industries and new countries. To support this increase in demand they are now looking for a Design Quality Engineer to join the team.

As a Design Quality Engineer, you will become a key part of our new product development project team. You will control the design verification and control process and ensure complete and accurate documentation throughout.

The role:

* Oversee all risk management of the design process throughout product development ensuring the correct tools and techniques are developed, trained and implemented

* Ensure a clear audit trail is present for each new product launch by effective document control

* Ensuring that the relevant Quality Assurance stage gate documentation is presented at each stage of product development

* Early-stage pre-approval of suppliers and hand over to the Supplier Quality Engineer

* Control of the design verification and validation process

* Review effectiveness of Stage Gate process to continuously improve the performance

* Liaise with Internal and External Auditors for design process audits

The candidate:

* Proven success contributing to the design process in medical devices, automotive, aerospace or consumer goods industries

* Previous internal auditing experience

* Exceptional understanding of risk management in product development

* Relevant Audit Qualifications

* Six Sigma or other process improvement qualifications

* Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in a STEM subject