Quality Engineer III

Pay Range: $55 to $61.39/Hour on W2

Location - Onsite (Candidate will be in Valencia to start and then will be San Diego [4 to 5 days/week] for few months, Client will reimburse for the cost of travel)
Duration: 12months W2 contract with high possibility of extension

**The candidate will be working in the lab, so the manager is seeking someone with an electrical engineering background who is experienced with evaluating electro-mechanical failures in device components, ideally within medical devices. Candidate has have an understanding of RF communication scheme/concepts.

About This Role:
Responsible for creating test methods, work instructions, training and mentoring technicians who work on investigation of return and not-return products. The QE will review result of investigations completed by others for accuracy, completeness and compliance to SOPs/WIs. The result of investigations can be used to escalate product issues in collaboration with other Post Market functions, R&D, Design Assurance, Operations, Supplier Management, and Medical Safety. He/She will be responsible for creating monitoring IDs to assess the product performance and investigate performance changes using data analysis tools to find cause.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:
Providing leadership role on championing departmental or cross-functional engineering initiatives
Understanding failure modes and approving product analysis for return and non-return complaints related to electro-mechanical devices performed by technicians
Coordinating, training and supervising failure investigation activities for lab technicians
Support integration of new products into CIS lab by creating/validating test methods and test instructions
Creating and presenting slides for SER/CRB
Collaborating with other Post Market (CCC/CClient) teams, R&D, Design Assurance, Manufacturing, Supplier to help determine root cause of complaints
Monitoring product performance and escalating any non-conformance issues with returned devices
Creating and maintaining of product performance trends based on UPN and code groupings.
Investigating trend excursions by doing data analysis to find cause
Creating, releasing new WI/SOPs in document control system
Initiating and owning non-conformance investigations
Training technicians to find root cause of complaints through sound failure analysis techniques

What We're Looking for in You:
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience
Demonstrated problem-solving & failure analysis capabilities of electronics systems/components including those with RF communication
Proficient with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Great written/verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with other teams
Ability to successfully multi-task and be adaptive
Understanding of RF communication scheme/concepts
Requires working in San Diego for a few months

Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree in Electrical Engineering with 2-3 years experience in similar role
Ability to understand system level functionalities, to devise and validate test methods for failure analysis of systems/components
Experience in Medical Device industry
Familiarity with Post Market requirements and systems