
Process Quality Engineer
€48,000 - €81,000 per year
Work Arrangement
Office Days per Week: 3 days
Key Skills
Job Description
Job Title
Process Quality EngineerJob Description
The Process Quality Engineer supports in achieving a state of high-quality performance and compliance in the factories while pursuing continuous quality improvement.
Your role:
- Analyzes defects for determining dispositions of non-conformances and drives management of Non-Conformances (NC) and Quality Notifications (QN) and implements effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) actions.
- Helps to conduct the assessment of impact to Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and associated controls in relation to design changes and assists in Manufacturing Process Development and Design Transfer activities.
- Supports operations performance monitoring, risk assessment, reporting, improvement and development, aids with improvement programs in factory, and supports analytical testing and Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE), Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) and Purchasing.
- Coordinates timely quality engineering and quality assurance tasks, aids in ensuring manufacturing quality systems are maintained, and helps in completion of New Product Introduction (NPI) and product transfers in factory.
- Possesses working knowledge of generic products/services and Quality Engineering/Continuous Improvement techniques, exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action and frequently interacts with supervisors and functional peer groups to gain cooperation of others.
- Develops a multi-disciplinary approach and knowledge of basic principles relevant to quality engineering, theories and concepts, initiating process improvement activities.
- Identifies transformative process enhancement opportunities, facilitating the execution of advanced improvement initiatives to optimize operational performance and elevate product quality benchmarks significantly.
- Applies advanced statistical analysis techniques proficiently to interpret complex data trends and resolve medium to high complexity requests efficiently, exercising judgment within defined procedures/practices to determine appropriate action.
- Ensures the comprehensive execution of intricate process validation protocols, meticulously coordinating multifaceted production activities to bolster process validation efforts and drive continuous process improvements effectively.
- Prepares and delivers detailed quality metrics and reports to key stakeholders, highlighting significant achievements, emerging trends, and targeted areas for advanced improvement initiatives and regulatory compliance strategies.
- Participates in investigations and collaborates with suppliers, Research and Development (R&D), and manufacturing teams to resolve quality issues and maintain high standards throughout the supply chain.
You're the right fit if:
- You have a minimum of 2+ years’ experience in FDA regulated (ISO 13485) medical device quality /manufacturing environments, with a focus on quality operations, audit support, process validation/improvement, CAPA, non-conformance, PFMEA’s and Change management to manufacturing process/controls.
- You have strong experience/knowledge in the implementation of CAPA actions/ processes, non-conformances, including problem identification, root cause/defect analysis, implementation of solutions to prevent recurrence and drive continuous improvement.
- You’re experienced in supporting operations performance monitoring/reporting utilizing Quality insights/data analytics to lead continuous improvement throughout all stages of the product lifecycle.
- You’re able to build/cultivate relationships with supervisors, functional peer groups, internal/external stakeholders, suppliers etc.
- You have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Quality, Engineering or similar disciplines or equivalent experience in Quality Engineering.
- You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
Compensation:
Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role in Best, NL €48,000 - €81,000. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations.
How we work together:
We believe that we are better together than a part. For our Office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an Office role.
About Philips:
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality. healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.
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Additional Information:
- May travel up to 10%
Core Responsibilities
The Process Quality Engineer manages non-conformances, implements corrective and preventive actions, and drives continuous quality improvement in manufacturing processes. They also support operations performance monitoring, risk assessments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure regulatory compliance and product quality.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in FDA-regulated medical device quality or manufacturing environments. A Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, or a related discipline is required.
About Philips
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Over the past decade we have transformed into a focused leader in health technology. At Philips, our purpose is to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. We aim to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030, including 400 million in underserved communities. We see healthcare as a connected whole. Helping people to live healthily and prevent disease. Giving clinicians the tools they need to make a precision diagnosis and deliver personalized treatment. Aiding the patient's recovery at home in the community. All supported by a seamless flow of data. As a technology company, we – and our brand licensees – innovate for people with one consistent belief: there’s always a way to make life better. Visit our website: http://www.philips.com/ Follow our social media house rules https://www.philips.com/a-w/about-philips/social-media.html