Quality Engineer (San Diego)

Job Summary

The Quality Engineer II is responsible for validation of analytical methods, cleaning, production process, equipment qualification, facilities / utilities qualification, and raw materials qualification . Additionally, generate and maintain process FMEA for production processes, perform risk assessments for process related non-conformances and planned deviations, provide support and content for regulatory submissions, write master validation plans, protocols and reports, support equipment and facilities change controls, and perform validation impact assessment for change orders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides Quality leadership to new product development teams in the areas of validation, design transfer, risk management and specification development.
• Author master validation plans and reports .
• Author and execute validation protocols and reports (Analytical Methods, Equipment, Facilities / Utilities, Raw Materials, Process, and Cleaning).
• Review the quality, validation impact, and completeness of document change order requests and change controls (Equipment or Facilities).
• Determine validation strategy based on acceptable risk-based approach.
• Lead cross-functional team to write PFMEAs under limited supervision.
• Perform process risk assessment for Non-Conformance Events (NCEs) and planned deviations (PDV).
• Assist in maintaining validation records.
• Support cross-functional teams during New Product Introduction (NPI) and Sustaining projects.
• Review regulatory submissions and / or notifications under limited supervision.
• Propose improvement projects with supporting data, flowcharts, etc.
• Assist in developing / updating departmental procedures and other controlled documents.
• Evaluate adequacy of specifications for new or modified process designs under limited supervision.
• Lead department and cross-department projects under limited supervision. Determine QE deliverables and assist in generating project timelines.
• Participate in process design reviews.
• Assist QE management in Material Review Board (MRB) and Production Response Team (PRT) meetings.

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