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Senior Quality Engineer

Stryker · Michigan

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Level
Senior
Team
Quality
Base pay
$78k–$130k
Travel
10%
Degree
Required
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Medical devices
Posted
3 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A senior quality role at Stryker (medical devices) in Michigan. , you will develop and implement methods and procedures for process control, process improvement, testing, and inspection to ensure products function as designed and meet established quality standards.

They ask for
2+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, SPC, Supplier quality
Base pay
$78k–$130k
Day to day
about 10% travel

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About the role

What You Will Do

  • ◆Develop, implement, and maintain quality methods for process control, inspection, testing, and defect prevention within manufacturing operations
  • ◆Investigate internal and supplier-related nonconformances, lead root cause analysis, and manage timely corrective and preventive actions in alignment with quality system

requirements

  • ✓Review, disposition, and document nonconforming product through formal material review processes, including containment and escalation when required
  • ✓Analyze quality data and key performance indicators, identify trends, and initiate actions to address emerging product or process risks
  • ✓Evaluate manufacturing and supplier changes, including process updates and component changes, to assess quality and risk impacts prior to implementation
  • ✓Support supplier quality improvement activities, including corrective action management, part certification initiatives, and ongoing performance monitoring
  • ✓Apply statistical methods and risk management practices to support process capability, inspection strategies, and sampling plans
  • ✓Support internal and external audits, manufacturing transfers, engineering changes, and field-related quality investigations as a subject matter resource
  • ✓Collaborate closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to identify, investigate, and resolve quality issues impacting production

Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field
  • ✓Minimum 2 years of quality engineering or related quality experience within a regulated industry

Preferred Qualifications

  • ✓Experience working with U.S. and international medical device regulatory

requirements

  • ✓Experience managing nonconformance investigations and corrective action activities in a regulated quality system
  • ✓Experience supporting supplier quality activities or manufacturing process improvements
  • ✓Experience applying risk management and statistical process control methods in manufacturing environments

USN : $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual

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At Stryker, our quality engineers play a critical role in ensuring products consistently meet defined quality and regulatory requirements.

We are hiring a Senior Quality Engineer in Kalamazoo, MI supporting Instruments! In this role, you will develop and implement methods and procedures for process control, process improvement, testing, and inspection to ensure products function as designed and meet established quality standards. You will work closely with operations, engineering, and suppliers, with direct impact across product quality, supplier performance, and manufacturing process control throughout the product lifecycle.

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