Senior Design Quality Engineer

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Overview

Waters are seeking a Senior Design Quality Engineer to join their team on a FTC 12 month contract.

This position will be accountable for concurrent quality engineering activities associated with new product development, on-market product design change for instrument hardware and software.

Primary responsibility will be to provide design quality engineering support in the following areas: design controls, risk management, defect assessment, previous product analysis, change control, post market review, continuous improvement and establishment of appropriate requirements management and traceability.

We are very flexible and able to see the benefit in transferable skills, if you feel you have some but not all of the skills and experience below, please apply!

Whilst we would like a candidate to be able to attend a manufacturing site in Wilmslow or Wexford, we're open to other locations and fully remote for the right candidate. So please apply and note your location and preference.

Responsibilities

• Participate in new product development projects by providing design quality engineering support for assigned projects. Ensure engineering and scientific analyses are employed and design history files align with company policies and applicable standards and regulations.

• Key deliverables include but are not limited to performing previous product analysis on similar products and risk management activities. Supporting project team activities for requirements management, design reviews, design verification, design validation, design transfer to manufacturing, risk management documentation completion tracking, and product release authorization for distribution of product.

• Collaborate with the Product Improvement Team to understand inherent product design issues and mitigating controls, to assess the risk of product issues and to feed information into the MS design team determining and implementing appropriate containment actions e.g. Stop Ship

• Communicate and collaborate with members of the Global Design Quality Assurance Team on issues, ensuring that issues impacting successful design reviews and product releases are identified, communicated, and addressed with the appropriate individuals or teams.

• Provide interpretation and guidance on industry best practice and state of art for design assurance activities. Work with global Design Quality Assurance peers and Product Development stakeholders to identify and develop improved or harmonised Product Development processes/systems and drive implementation within the relevant development areas.

Qualifications

Education in one of the following areas:

• Engineering/ Physical Science degree

• HND level, proven relevant experience in an Engineering/Science related function

• Significant proven experience within a regulated occupational environment

To be successful experience in an area below

• Experience in product development of complex systems (mechanical, electrical, and software).

• Experience developing business processes and quality systems enhancements (product design through manufacturing) in an industry that has established quality standards or regulations desired.

• Working Knowledge and experience with ISO 9001

• Mass Spec experience

• MS Field Service experience

• Operational Build experience

• Reliability testing / evaluation

We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We strive to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.

We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to work flexibly. Please don't hesitate to ask during the recruitment process around hybrid working and flexibility; we'll do our best to support you.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.