Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

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At Spacelabs Healthcare, were committed to transforming healthcare through continuous innovation. Our scalable solutions deliver critical patient data across local and remote systems, enabling clinicians to act with confidence and improving outcomes for patients worldwide.We are seeking aSenior Quality Assurance Engineerwho will play a pivotal role in ensuring our medical devices are safe, effective, and compliant. This individual will lead Design Controls, Risk Management, and Quality Management System (QMS) governance throughout the product lifecycleprimarily focusing on design and pre-market activities. Acting as a trusted partner to R&D and Regulatory Affairs, you will help drive informed decision-making that safeguards patients while enabling compliant innovation.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign & Development Quality LeadershipChampion critical thinking across product development teams throughout all stages of design and development.Serve as a subject-matter expert inDesign Controls,Risk Management,Electrical Safety, andUsability Engineering.Ensure all design activities are properly executed, accurately documented, and compliant with internal procedures and global regulatory requirements.Review Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and design changes to confirm sound engineering practice and maintained device safety and effectiveness.Oversee efficient progression of design changes with complete, traceable, and compliant documentation.Participate in cross-functional design reviews, assessing design plans, inputs, outputs, V&V evidence, and change records.Identify potential safety or performance concerns and support appropriate risk management activities.Ensure design decisions are fully justified, documented, and aligned with regulatory expectations.Risk ManagementContribute to risk management activities in accordance withISO 14971.Support hazard analyses, FMEAs, and related risk management documentation.Ensure risk control measures are implemented, verified, and supported by objective evidence.Provide structured, risk-based decision-making to support product safety and compliance.Ensure riskbenefit evaluations are complete, clear, and aligned with global regulatory expectations.Material Review Board (Design-Related)While the role doesnotoversee manufacturing or service activities, you will:Participate in design-related reviews of nonconforming materials and investigations where they impact design decisions, safety, or documentation.Communicate trends or recurring issues to design teams.Support corrective actions or design improvements based on nonconformance insights.QMS AdministrationConduct internal quality audits to verify compliance with procedures and regulatory expectations.Lead or support CAPA activities, ensuring effective verification and complete documentation.Manage process change control for design-related processes, ensuring proper evaluation, documentation, and approval.Support external audits/inspections by representing design-related quality processes.Educate internal teams on quality obligations and alignment with the Spacelabs Quality Policy.Maintain and improve QMS procedures, work instructions, and templates.QualificationsBachelors degree in Quality, Engineering, or related fields (e.g. Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical).7+ yearsof relevant Quality or Engineering experience.5+ yearsworking with medical device regulatory requirements, quality standards, and QMS.Experience maintaining Technical Files, GSRPCs, Risk Management Files, Usability Files, Design History Files, MVPs, and Change Control documentation.Experience with statistical analysis.Knowledge ofSoftware as a Medical Device (SaMD)or software within medical devices.Experience collaborating with teams under design controls during new product development.Strong communication skills across all levels of an organization.Highly self-motivated, organized, and proactive.JBRP1_UKTJ
Location:
Edinburgh
Job Type:
FullTime

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