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Feb 2012 - Jobs Postings
Early Feb email:
*** NEON, Boulder, CO: Systems Integration Engineers ***
Overview
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million
dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in
climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next
three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological
data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains representing
US ecosystems. NEON will use cutting edge technology including an
airborne observation platform that will capture images of regional
landscapes and vegetation; mobile, relocatable, and fixed data
collection sites with automated ground sensors to monitor soil and
atmosphere; and trained field crews who will observe and sample
populations of diverse organisms and collect soil and water data. A
leading edge cyberinfrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this
information. The Observatory will grow to 300+ personnel and will be
the first of its kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of
ecological change at continental scales.
Term:
One year from start date
Summary:
NEON is looking for an individual to be part of the Systems Engineering
team that is tasked with specifying the observatory system, integrating
the observatory elements and sub-systems, verifying the system
requirements and commission the system in the field. This is a
hands-on position requiring multitasking, creative out-of-the-box
thinking and commitment to own a wide range of systems engineering
activities including test documentation development and test planning,
integration and system test execution, troubleshooting issues,
commissioning of observatory system in the field.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Analyze system architecture, external interfaces and system requirements
Identify requirements issues and suggest corrections
Perform FMEA and reliability analysis
Develop integration and system test cases and procedures
Specify and build/setup/configure/troubleshoot test system
Execute and document integration and system verification and validation
tests
Identify, track and resolve test issues
Participate in system engineering reviews
Support development of and execute commissioning tests in the field
Support the systems engineering team in executing risk management
(identification, developing mitigations, etc.)
Required Experience:
3-5 years experience in a system or device design and test environment
Proficient in the following areas:
1 Analysis and integration of complex, distributed systems
2 Writing system test cases based upon system requirements and system
operational concept
3 Writing integration test cases based upon system architecture and
Interface Control Documents
4 Writing detailed test procedures for consistent test execution
5 Specifying and designing test hardware and software
6 Building and configuring test systems
7 Developing and using automated functional testing tools/scripts
8 Evaluating, recommending and implementing automated test tools and
automated test scripts
9 Hands-on system integration test execution and troubleshooting
10 Systems engineering processes
11 Requirements capture as well as verification and validation of system
requirements
Education:
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other equivalent technical
discipline
Preferred Experience:
Experience in the systems engineering discipline
Expertise with lab test equipment and product evaluation
Disciplined in quality and product assurance (ISO9001, Six Sigma)
Skills and Abilities
The individual will be capable of analyzing and understanding system
architecture and requirements
Perform reliability analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Contributing and leading development of integration and system level test
cases and procedures
Specify and setup test systems, perform testing on the different
observatory systems in the lab or in the field.
Capable of accepting different task out of his/her comfort zone and base
knowledge.
This position will require some travel (approximately 10%).
Able to analyze and understand system architecture and requirements
Apply at NEON Careers - Engineering - Systems Integration Engineer - Term - (2) positions
Other NOEN jobs posting at NEON Careers
Jan 2012 - Jobs Postings
Mid Jan email:
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*** Emerson Process, Boulder, CO: QA Inspector 1 ***
Emerson Process Management. a leader in helping businesses automate
their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and
gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, water and wastewater treatment,
metals and mining, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other
industries. A division of Emerson, Rosemount DP Flow Design and
Operations is a global leader in high-precision pressure, temperature,
level, and flow instrumentation.
Job Title: QA Inspector I
Job ID: 1004677
Shift: 2nd Shift. Monday - Thursday from 3:45 pm - 2:15 am
Job Location: Boulder, CO
Job Type: Direct Hire
Relocation is not available for this position
Primary Objectives of Position:
To inspect dimensional/visual characteristics to established procedures.
Provide guidance in the use and interpretation of inspection criteria.
Position may be in Receiving, In-process or Final Inspection.
Responsibilities:
- Inspect dimensional/visual characteristics of material, parts and
assemblies
- Record inspection results for company and customer reviews; compile data
on PC - Electronic and paper files will be created
- Work with detailed instructions, specifications, and codes (ANSI, ASME
and others)
- Communicates effectively, interface with production for problem
resolution
- Clerical duties as required
- Manage electronic data
- Scanning of MTRs into an electronic data base
Requirements:
- One to two years mechanical inspection experience or equivalent
combination of experience and education
- Ability to read engineering controlled prints
- Ability to problem solve
- Good organizational
- Basic PC skills and computer experience
- Basic knowledge of hand tools (calipers, thread gages, ring gages, etc.)
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Desire to learn and develop within the Quality Assurance field
- High School Diploma or equivalent
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift a minimum of 35 lbs (some heavy lifting required)
- Ability to team lift 70 lbs (two people or more)
- Must wear safety shoes and safety glasses and other PPE as required
Interested individuals should apply through our on-line application
process. Please visit our general careers page or the specific job: QA Inspector I
Dec 2011 - Jobs Postings
None
Nov 2011 - Jobs Postings
Early Nov email
*** MillerCoors, Golden, CO: Supplier Quality Specialist
Job id: 1612BR
Dept: Corporate Quality Group, specifically Supplier Quality Group
Priority:
- Green Belt / Black best experience
- Experience with DMAIC and FMEA problem solving
Description
- The role of the Supplier Quality Specialist is to identify opportunities
and lead the development and implementation of solutions that improve
the brewing and packaging quality at MillerCoors and its
Direct/Packaging Material suppliers.
- This position manages improvement efforts and coaches others on fact
based decisions to control, prevent and minimize brewing/packaging
quality risks.
- The incumbent will use MillerCoors systems (Supplier Rating System),
good understanding of the MillerCoors Manufacturing Way, sound
brewing/packaging quality, direct/packaging material knowledge in
association with proven understanding of statistical, mathematical and
quality engineering tools to drive corrective actions with Suppliers
and Breweries.
- Company wide recognition of expertise that directly influences/impacts
the Company Strategy.
Preferred:
- BS/BA: Packaging, Engineering, Science or related field
- 5 to 10 years Quality Assurance experience; brewing and or packaging
quality experience a plus
- Certified Quality Technician and/or Certified Quality Engineer
- Total Quality Management and/or 6-sigma philosophies;
- Green Belt or equivalent experience
- Certified HACCP Manager preferred
More information and to apply visit 1612BR - Supplier Quality Specialist
Oct 2011 - Jobs Postings
Early Oct email
*** MicroPhage Inc, Longmont, CO: Quality Specialist
Based in Longmont, Colorado, privately-held MicroPhage, Inc. develops
innovative, easy-to-use diagnostic products for bacterial identification
and antibiotic susceptibility/resistance testing using its proprietary
Bacteriophage Amplification Technology platform.
MicroPhage is poised for growth and we need to strengthen our Quality team
to support our increased manufacturing scale. We are seeking an
experienced Quality Control/Quality Assurance Specialist ideally with
experience in GCP and GMP environments.
Position Summary/Objective
Under general supervision performs tests and oversees results for raw
material, in-process and finished product quality testing and/or
release.
Writes standard operating (SOPs), validation protocols and assists with
investigating and resolving assay failures and troubleshooting
analytics and equipment.
Ensures compliance with cGLP and cGMP standards and documentation related
to product manufacture.Ability to communicate data and results to team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Performs analytical testing on raw materials, in process and finished
product per written procedures. Reviews data obtained for compliance to
specifications and reports abnormalities.
2. Assist with the review of commercial drug product batch records and all
supporting documentation to ensure approval of the commercial lot in a
timely manner.
3. Writes and revises Standard Operating Procedures/analytical methods and
performs method development. Compiles data for documentation of testing
methods and procedures.
4. Performs internal and external quality audits to ensure compliance with
process and procedures, as well as identify improvements.
5. Leads in the areas of Quality Control method development and method
validation.
6. Leads in the defense of Quality Control data and programs with outside
agencies. (FDA, ISO, etc.)
7. Leads, manages and assists with analytical and microbiological testing.
8. Assists staff members with troubleshooting, investigating and resolving
assay failures and product failures and closing out discrepancies.
9. Performs laboratory investigations, troubleshoots analytical methods
and equipment. Submits results of investigations and discusses results
with other staff members. Provides hands-on support in the lab to
accomplish assigned tasks.
10. Leads in the area of Quality Control Quality Systems. Able to train
staff on requirements.
11. Leads in the areas of Quality Control method development and method
qualification.
12. Provides support on various other quality control issues as necessary,
ensuring the precision, accuracy, and reliability of Company products.
13. Assist with the management of Change Control, Deviations, NCMRs and CAPAs.
14. Assists with the preparation of regulatory submissions, including
510(k) and CE marking.
15. Reviews documents impacting regulatory filings such as specifications,
stability protocols, batch records, manufacturing formulas, test
methods, validation protocols and reports, etc.
16. Maintain current knowledge of cGMP, ISO and related regulations.
17. Takes proper safety precautions to prevent accidents. Responsible for
the safety of self, others, materials and equipment. Uses all required
self-protective and safety equipment and follows all safety
regulations, policies and procedures.
18. Additional duties as assigned.
Required Competencies (Skills, knowledge, abilities)
Detailed knowledge of cGMP, cGLP and ISO standards; understanding of
Quality Systems
Experience reviewing Manufacturing Batch Records, laboratory notebooks
and associated supporting data required
Proficient knowledge in the use of common lab equipment
Ability to deal accurately with a high level of detail.
Solid oral, written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, Power
Point, Outlook)
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in life science and a minimum of 8 years of experience
in Quality Assurance/Quality Control in a regulated industry; at least
5 years of experience with medical devices or biological diagnostics or
equivalent education and experience.
If you believe you have the drive and the talent to make a significant
contribution to our growing organization, submit your resume or CV,
cover letter describing how your background fits our needs, your salary
expectations, and two professional references with
subject "job: Quality Specialist" to email: jobs at MicroPhage.
Applicant materials received by October 7, 2011 will be given priority
attention. MicroPhage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
*** Encision Inc, Boulder, CO: Vice President RA/QA
Description:
The position is responsible for ensuring domestic and international
market clearance for Encision’s current and developing product lines,
and for development and implementation of a quality system in
compliance with FDA Quality System Regulations, and with quality system
requirements in target international markets.
Education, Experience and Skill Requirements:
Requires a bachelor’s degree, relevant technical training, plus a minimum
of 5 years operating experience in regulatory and/or quality assurance
function in a medical device company.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office.
Effective supervisor skills in managing regulatory and/or quality
professionals.
To apply send resume and cover letter with subject " job: Vice President RA/QA"
to Email: HR at Encision
*** Amgen, Longmont, CO:
Sr. Manager. Site Quality Compliance
Auto req: 11548BR
Job Posting Title: Sr Mgr Quality Compliance
Career: Category Operations
Employee Subgroup: Salaried FT
Country (State/Region): United States - Colorado
Location: (City) Longmont
Amgen Job Description:
- Serves as point of contact for regulatory agency or partners during
inspections and audits.
- Responsible for management of the inspection/audit process at the site.
- Leads and performs site audits of laboratory, manufacturing and warehouse
facilities (commercial and clinical) as well as Quality Systems to
ensure compliance with cGMPs and commitments made to regulatory
authorities.
- Serves as a compliance representative in team and project meetings and
interacts with other departments in order to achieve goals to assure
current expectations for compliance are met.
- Identifies, interprets and disseminates new regulatory trends,
expectations, and compliance documents. Assesses the state of compliance
with appropriate regulations and participates in the development of
action plans to correct deficiencies.
- Manages the activities of compliance specialists including informing
staff of functional and departmental goals, assessing performance,
developing skills and capabilities, providing regular feedback and
ensuring staff compliance with company policies and practices.
For more information and to apply go to web site Amgen careers
Click on Search openings link (opens search page);
Enter Keyword: 11548BR; Click on Search button (opens job match page);
Click on 11548BR to open detail description page
*** Amgen, Longmont, CO:
Specialist, Site Quality Compliance
Auto req: 11546BR
Job Posting Title: Specialist Quality Compliance
Career Category: Operations
Employee Subgroup: Salaried FT
Country (State/Region): United States - Colorado
Location (City): Longmont
Amgen Job Description:
- Supports the group ownership and management of the external regulatory
inspection and partner audit process
- Provides training to the site on preparing for GMP regulatory inspections
and third party audits to maintain inspection readiness
- Facilitation of the Inspection Readiness Forum; identifies compliance
issues, creates a risk rating for each issue and assigns team to
address each issue and create playbook
- Facilitates the development of strategies, mitigation plans, and
inspection playbooks for key issues or concerns that may be inspected
- Coordinates mock inspections and executive pressure tests for the site
Identifies, monitors and tracks effectiveness of action items and
commitments from audits, inspections, and inspection readiness
- Lead/perform site internal audits
- Manages inspectors and external auditors by coordinating the schedule,
topics, presenters, supporting strategies, communications and close out
- Coordinates audit/inspection responses, monitors effectiveness, and track
commitments to closure
- Provide routine Inspection Readiness status updates to site leadership
Supports the data audit process for regulatory submissions and response
to questions
Coordinates gap assessments for new or updated regulations and mitigation
plans for the site
For more information and to apply go to web site Amgen careers
Click on Search openings link (opens search page);
Enter Keyword: 11546BR; Click on Search button (opens job match page);
Click on 11546BR to open detail description page
*** DigitalGlobe, Longmont, CO: Test Engineering Manager.
General:
- DigitalGlobe is seeking a Test Engineering Manager with large
Program experience. The person should have experience testing large,
distributed systems and software applications.
- The candidate must be able to learn a complex system, from customer front
end through production. The candidate will be a member of the
Technology Services team which is responsible for analyzing and
integrating changes into the functional layers of the DigitalGlobe
Ground System including: core image processing systems, interfaces with
business systems, and web services applications.
A successful candidate for this position would be:
- Responsible for the day-to-day personal management of 10-15 full-time
test resources.
- Responsible for the management of contractor resources as needed to
include: time sheet and invoice approval and tracking.
- Strong Software Quality Assurance knowledge and experience.
- Manage the System Test Plans that cover all phases of the system test
lifecycle including test strategy, test preparation, test data
management, test planning and test execution.
- Formulate testing strategies that will ensure the quality, reliability
and completeness of the business services being offered.
- Define, implement and manage an effective system test process to meet
quality goals that are ISO and SOX compliant.
- Ensure automated testing tools are intelligently applied in support of
functional and performance testing activities.
- Assist with managing and growing; team members, testing tools, quality
assurance and testing process to incorporate best practices.
- Proven ability to work with diverse teams and take ownership of
deliverables.
- Large program experience.
- Previous experience in a complex product industry is a plus.
- Experience in imagery, geospatial domains or digital products are a plus.
For more information and to apply visit Test Engineering Manager
*** DigitalGlobe, Longmont, CO: Test Automation Engineer (Contract)
Summary
- The Term-of-Project/Contract Test Automation Engineer is responsible for
all aspects of quality assurance relative to a complex, distributed
software environment. This position works collaboratively to establish
standards and develop automation for the Enterprise Quality
Organization.
Responsibilities
- Create or enhance test harnesses or frameworks, as necessary.
- Develop automated tests utilizing QTP or create custom code.
- Document standards and guidelines as necessary for tools, process, and
automation.
- Provide accurate test estimates and durations and coordinate with the
project schedule.
- Coordinate work activities with other team members.
- Apply best practices and professional principles and techniques to
evaluate systems during development.
- Implement test methodologies to ensure requirements compliance and
operational readiness for the DigitalGlobe system.
For more information and to apply visit Test Automation Engineer (Contract)
*** DigitalGlobe, Longmont, CO: Test Engineer (Contract)
Position Description
- The Test Engineer is responsible for all aspects of quality assurance
relative to a complex, distributed software environment.
- This position works collaboratively to ensure our systems quality.
- This position is responsible for generating and executing test cases for
the verification of requirements and use cases for an internal software
system.
- Regression level testing to ensure that the software release works as
expected and does not degrade from the current release.
- Work closely with other Test Engineers, Software Engineers, and System
Engineers within the company to gain a solid understanding of the
supported internal system, processes, products, and tools to ensure the
delivery of a quality release to our production systems.
Responsibilities
- Execute and verify System Level Testing of new software releases and
changes made to existing software.
- Execute and verify Regression Level Testing of existing software.
- Isolate software problems, writing clear and detailed defect reports.
- Review and provide input on the accuracy, clarity, and testability of
requirement documentation.
- Create and maintain test plans, cases, and results.
For more information and to apply visit Test Engineer (Contract)
Sep 2011 - Jobs Postings
mid Sep email
*** Platinum Registration, Denver, CO: Subcontract Auditor
Job details:
Platinum Registration an accredited quality management system registrar
located in Denver, Colorado is seeking subcontract auditors to perform
National and International certification audits.
The ideal candidate will be IRCA or RAB certified, have broad industry
experience and be an excellent written and verbal communicator.
Skill in Microsoft products required.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter via email
with subject: Subcontract Auditor Position
to: info at Platinum Registration
Aug 2011 - Jobs Postings
End Aug email
*** Sound Surgical, Louisville, CO: Director Quality Assurance ***
Assures that the organization has in place a quality system meeting FDA
QSR, ISO 13485 and the requirements of other regulatory and standards
bodies applicable to the organization by regulation or by choice, by
performing the following duties personally or through subordinate
supervisors.
For more information and to apply, please contact:
Kevin Hight, Quality Engineer at Sound Surgical Technologies
Linked: Kevin Hight
*** HEI, Boulder, CO: Senior Quality Engineer ***
POSITION: Senior Quality Engineer
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
- Reports to: Boulder Quality Assurance Manager
- Works closely with:
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Production
- Service
- Clients
- Outside Contractors
- Suppliers
GENERAL FUNCTION:
- Provides quality assurance and regulatory compliance oversight to
assigned projects/products.
- Directs and performs the investigation, disposition, and
corrective/preventive action to complaints, process nonconformities,
and internal/external audits.
- Applies quality and engineering tools to improve HEI’s quality systems,
processes, and products.
- Applies quality tools to specific problems and works with staff,
contractors, and suppliers to solve problems.
- Trains and supports the engineering staff on quality tools and techniques
such as flowcharts, design of experiments, statistical process control,
quality function deployment, hazard analysis, failure mode and effects
analysis (FMEA), and fishbone diagrams.
- Monitors and improves HEI’s quality system through internal audits,
quality metrics, and corrective/preventive action reviews to the
ISO13485 and FDA QSR requirements.
- Develops and implements quality plans, validation master plans, FMEAs,
and process control plans.
- Develops and validates test methods, equipment, and procedures.
PRIMARY DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs general function described above with minimal supervision.
Operates in the “decide and advise” mode for assigned projects.
- Assumes responsibility for sub-project efforts such as SPC
implementation, FMEAs, or validation.
- Responsible for making technical decisions for sub-project efforts.
- Champions sub-project efforts.
- Provides technical leadership and advises technicians and lower level
engineers on assigned projects. Leads technical meetings in specific
assigned areas unsupervised.
- Presents and resolves technical problems with the client unsupervised.
- Develops and writes specifications and other documents critical to HEI’s
methodologies.
- Critiques and reviews documents and recommends alternate solutions where
appropriate.
- Keeps abreast of changing FDA and global regulations and standards.
- Recommends and implements changes to improve quality system compliance,
efficiency, and effectiveness.
- Helps develop quality improvement plans to eliminate defects, reduce
costs and cycle times.
QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Interpersonal skills to work effectively with clients and co-workers
ranging from operators to executive management.
- Working knowledge of FDA/QSR, ISO, and EU regulations.
- Microsoft PC applications
BACKGROUND EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering or physical science.
- Previous experience as a quality engineer in a medical device environment
or a combination of five (5) or more years as a quality, biomedical,
manufacturing or design engineer in a medical device environment.
- Experience with quality tools and techniques such as flowcharts, design
of experiments, statistical process control, quality function
deployment, hazard analysis, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA),
and fishbone diagrams required.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer preferred.
- Six Sigma Certification helpful.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must
be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions
of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently
required to sit at a computer.
- The employee will be required to frequently use a keyboard and computer
mouse.
- The employee must occasionally lift or carry up to ten (10) pounds,
- The employee must be able to do simple and firm grasping with their left
and right hands.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Office
- Minimal noise level
To apply and for more information, please contact:
Andy Johnston, Quality Manager
HEI Inc. Advanced Medical Operations
4801 North 63rd Street
Boulder, CO 80301
Email: Andy Johnston
Mid Aug email
*** Reglera, Wheat Ridge, CO: Quality Assurance Director ****
Position Summary:
The Quality Assurance Director is responsible for the effective
implementation of Quality Assurance processes with Reglera’s clients.
Activities performed include Quality System implementations, process
improvement programs, audits, validation, and CAPAs.
This position will require expertise in PMA filings and IVDs as
core knowledge.
Essential Functions:
The Quality Assurance Director has the following responsibilities:
Day-to-day management and development of quality assurance programs
Responsible for the ongoing review, strategy development, and operational
planning to ensure that all quality assurance programs meet applicable
regulations and standards related to PMAs and IVDs.
Collaboration with organizational leadership in the establishment of
quality assurance objectives
Ensure projects are completed on time and meet Reglera’s quality
standards
Education, Training, and Skill Recommendations/Requirements:
Requires college degree in related field
Requires a minimum of seven years of quality assurance management,
preferable in the medical devices and/or pharmaceutical industries;
10 years of quality assurance management is preferred.
Requires strong knowledge of technical strategy as well as systems
strategy; must also be able to tie technical and systems strategies
into the overall business strategy.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent skills in managing technical and human resources
If you are interested in applying for this open position, please
email your resume with subject"job: Quality Assurance Director" to Rosa Quispe
*** Denver Post: Virtual Career Event ****
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*** Salesforce.com Technology Careers Reception, Boulder, CO ****
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011
Location: West End Tavern, 926 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO
Salesforce.com is excited to host a Technology Careers Cocktail Reception on
Tuesday August 16th from 5:30 pm - 8:30pm at the West End Tavern in Boulder.
This invitation-only event is geared towards Software Developers, Architects
and Quality Engineers who are interested in working on exciting products
such as Chatter and our Force.com platform. Please join us in an informal
setting with Salesforce technology leaders and employees to learn more about
cloud computing and what it's like working at Salesforce.com.
The West End Tavern is located at 926 Pearl Street @ 9th in Boulder, CO.
Event registration is by invitation only.
Please register at the following URL by clicking on the
"Contact the Host" button and fill out the required fields:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1946308461
We hope you can make it! Salesforce.com Recruiting
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Everything we develop runs in real-time, at cloud scale, supporting hundreds
of millions of requests thru our API and our UI. This creates technical
challenges that require innovation at scale. A large part of our
architecture is driven by metadata in our multi-tenant environment
These videos describe some of the key areas we are working on
(chatter and our cloud computing platform):
youtube video 1
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Salesforce.com was also just ranked the world's #1 most innovative company by Forbes
If you have any further questions, please contact
email: Marcy Davis
or: Abigail Chaney
*** LGS Innovations, Westminster, CO: Open House Career Fair ****
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Place: LGS Innovations' Westmoor Technology Center, Building 9,
11300 Westmoor Circle, Westminster CO
Note: Signing Bonuses Offered to Qualified Candidates!
Secure Mobile Communications for the Federal Goverment
Searching for:
- Software Developers
- RF Engineers
- Hardware and System Test Engineers
- Program and Project Managers
For more information and registration visit LGS, Westiminster Career Fair
or call 303-920-5303
Jul 2011 - Jobs Postings
End Jul email
*** OEM Motor Company, SW Missouri: Quality Manager ****
Seeking Quality Manager for OEM Motor Company in South West Missouri
- Need a degreed person with TS 16949 experience
- Salary to $90,000
- Full Benefits and relocation
Persons interested please contact: Larry Smith
Phone: 417-830-6957
Email: Larry Smith
Linked-in: Larry Smith
Middle Jul email
*** Oracle, Broomfield, CO: Career Fair ****
The Oracle Broomfield, CO office is growing by leaps and bounds!!!
Oracle is hosting an onsite Career Fair on Tuesday, July 26th
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: 500 Eldorado Blvd., Bldg. 1 Broomfield, CO 80021
Some of the available positions include:
- Application Integration Developer
- Filesystems Engineer
- Flash Qualification Engineer
- GUI/Usability Engineer
- Hardware Development Manager
- Quality Systems Engineer
- Senior Hardware Design Engineer
- Senior Software Engineer
- Software Development Manager
- Sustaining HW Engineer
- System Engineer
- System Reliability Engineer
If you are unable to attend this event,
please submit your resume to: broomfield resume at Oracle
*** DeVry University, Westminster, CO: Career Fair ****
Date: 14 Jul 2011
Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm
Location: DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management
1870 W 122nd Ave. Westminster, CO 80234
Web site: DeVry University
Information:
DeVry University invites you to our annual career fair, to be held on
Thursday, July 14th here at our Westminster campus.
This event is open to the public.
There is usually around 35 companies that participate.
If you are interested in attending, please contact
Amber Case, Career Advisor
Phone: 303.280.7650
Fax: 303.280.7668
email: Amber Case
If you are a recruiter or work for a company with job openings and are
interested in having a booth at this event, also contact Amber Case.
This event is absolutely FREE to attend for both job seekers and
employers.
*** Hospira, San Diego, CA & Lake Forest, IL: Senior Quality Engineer ****
Integris Consulting Group has been retained by Hospira a Medical Device
Company to find talent for their positions.
Hospira is a global specialty medical device, pharmaceutical and medication
delivery company dedicated to Advancing Wellness through the right people
and the right products. Through its products, Hospira helps improve the
safety, cost and productivity of patient care.
The Role
- The Senior Quality Engineer, On-Market Product Support, Software Devices
will be responsible for quality support on all on-market software
device activities. Reporting to the Device Quality Manager, On-Market
Software, this individual will provide corporate quality support to
software manufacturing facilities. He/she will coordinate and lead
issue elevation for on-market software device issues while providing
Quality leadership cross-functionally to supply chain, commercial, R&D,
operations and Program Management in problem-solving for on-market
product issues.
Responsibilities
- Support product support teams and act as a Corporate Quality Lead for
day-to-day on-market quality issues primarily impacting software
devices:
- Investigation Support
- Issue Elevation
- Post-market risk management activities including hazard analysis,
FMECA, risk/benefit analysis and represent Quality on post-market
Complaint Investigation Review Boards Assessing the impact of quality
issues to products
- Evaluation of adequacy of corrective and preventative actions and
determining long term solutions
- Post market surveillance like Monthly Complaint Reviews, CAPA Review
Boards and Management Reviews
- Field actions/customer communications, including communications with
global/ regional quality including EMEA, Latin America, Canada and
APAC
- Determine and execute product holds and support field actions/ recalls
- Change Management
- Compliance of supplier operations to product specifications and
requirements
- Regulatory deficiencies or inspections
- Rapidly analyze and respond to business opportunities and threats
Key Capabilities
- Excellent attention to detail
- Process and system oriented
- Energetic and excited about products and prospects
- Strong presence; able to influence and educate
- Solid communication skills and the ability to articulate/ report across
levels of the organization
- Demonstrated ability and interpersonal skills to work effectively on
cross-functional teams
- Good judgment of priority on issues and activities
- Willing and able to accommodate frequent domestic travel
(i.e. approx 20%)
Experience
- A minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in a software engineering
role, i.e. with medical device software
- Quality compliance/ audit skills
- Project management skills to manage remediation activities
- Experience working in an FDA regulated environment
- Able to proactively drive quality into the full life cycle of software
development activities
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science,
Biomedical Engineering or equivalent
- Master of Science in Computer or Software Engineering preferred
- ASQ CSQE (Certified Software Quality Engineer) preferred
Persons interested please contact:
Linda Briscoe
Executive Recruiter, Integris
Phone: 847-651-9236
Email Linda Briscoe
Jun 2011 - Jobs Postings
Mid Jun 2011 email
*** Covidien, Boulder, CO: Reliability Engineers ****
Covidien, Energy Based Devices in Boulder CO, has openings for the
following positions.
- Energy-based Devices Principal Design Quality / Reliability Engineer
(requisition number: 11-1362)
- Energy-based Devices Sr. Design Quality / Reliability Engineer
(requisition numbers 11-1361)
Visit web page http://careers.covidien.com/ Covidien careers section
Click on "Search Jobs" link;
Click on "Search US Positions by Criteria" link
In Keywords enter specific requisition number
For details contact
Gary Deniston, ASQ CSQE, CRE, DFSS Black Belt
Group Leader, Systems Design Quality Engineering
Covidien, Energy Based Devices
5920 Longbow Drive, Boulder, CO 80301-3299
Work email: Gary Deniston
Work Phone: 303-530-6212
*** NEON, Boulder, CO: Systems Engineer ****
SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Overview
- The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million
dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in
climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology.
- For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of
ecological data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains
representing US ecosystems.
- NEON will use cutting edge technology including an airborne observation
platform that will capture images of regional landscapes and vegetation;
mobile, relocatable, and fixed data collection sites with automated
ground sensors to monitor soil and atmosphere; and trained field crews
who will observe and sample populations of diverse organisms and
collect soil and water data.
- A leading edge cyberinfrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this
information.
- The Observatory will grow to 300+ personnel and will be the first of its
kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at
continental scales.
Summary:
- NEON is looking for an individual to be part of the Systems Engineering
team that is tasked with specifying the observatory system, integrating
the observatory elements and sub-systems, verifying the system
requirements and commission the system in the field.
- The successful candidate will have hands-on experience analyzing systems,
performing requirements analysis and management, performing system
integration, verification and validation, troubleshooting issues,
commissioning systems.
- The individual will be capable of analyzing and documenting system
architecture and requirements, perform reliability analysis and Failure
Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), contributing to and leading
development of integration and system level test cases and procedures,
perform and lead test activities on the different observatory systems
in the lab or in the field, perform requirements traceability, lead
troubleshooting activities and track issues to closure.
- The individual will be capable of accepting different task out of his/her
comfort zone and base knowledge. This is a hands-on position requiring
multitasking, creative out-of-the-box thinking and commitment to own
and lead a wide range of systems engineering activities including test
documentation development and test planning, FMEA and reliability
analysis, integration and system test execution, troubleshooting
issues, commissioning of observatory system in the field.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze and document system architecture, external interfaces and system
requirements
- Identify requirements issues and suggest corrections
- Perform and/or lead FMEA and reliability analysis - derive requirements
and test cases
- Lead development of integration and system test cases and procedures
- Specify and build/setup/configure/troubleshoot test system
- Execute and document integration and system verification and validation
tests
- Perform requirements traceability
- Identify, track and resolve issues
- Participate in system engineering reviews
- Analyze and understand Operations Concept
- Support development of and execute commissioning tests in the field -
based on Operations Concept
- Support the systems engineering team in executing risk management
(identification, developing mitigation, etc.)
- Support implementation of program Product/Quality Assurance processes to
include auditing and allocation of PA requirements across project
functions and support teams
- Support the systems engineering team in project oversight of Integration,
Verification and Commissioning test activities
Required Experience:
- 5 - 10 years experience in a design and development environment
- Proficient in the following areas:
- Analysis and integration of complex, distributed systems
- Systems engineering plans and processes
- Requirements analysis and management
- Requirements verification and validation, incl. writing system test
cases based upon system requirements and system operational concept
architecture definition and Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
- Writing integration test cases based upon system architecture and ICDs
- Hands-on system integration and verification test execution and
troubleshooting
- Design review process execution/facilitation
- Configuration management and quality management plans and processes
Education:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other equivalent technical
discipline
Preferred Experience:
- 5 plus years experience in the systems engineering discipline
- Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Aerospace Engineering or other equivalent technical discipline
- FMEA and reliability analysis experience
- Writing detailed test procedures for consistent test execution
- Specifying and designing test hardware and software
- Building and configuring test systems
- Developing and using automated functional testing tools/scripts
- Evaluating, recommending and implementing automated test tools and
automated test scripts
- Expertise with lab test equipment and product evaluation
- Disciplined in quality and product assurance (ISO9001, Six Sigma)
Persons interested please Apply at NEON Careers web page
NEON Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, Veterans
and Disabled Persons are encouraged to apply.
*** NEON, Boulder, CO: Systems Integration and Test Engineer ****
Systems Integration and Test Engineer
Overview
- The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million
dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in
climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology.
- For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of
ecological data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains
representing US ecosystems.
- NEON will use cutting edge technology including an airborne observation
platform that will capture images of regional landscapes and vegetation;
mobile, relocatable, and fixed data collection sites with automated
ground sensors to monitor soil and atmosphere; and trained field crews
who will observe and sample populations of diverse organisms and
collect soil and water data.
- A leading edge cyberinfrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this
information.
- The Observatory will grow to 300+ personnel and will be the first of its
kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at
continental scales.
Summary:
- NEON is looking for an individual to be part of the Systems Engineering
team that is tasked with specifying the observatory system, integrating
the observatory elements and sub-systems, verifying the system
requirements and commission the system in the field.
- The successful candidate will have hands-on experience analyzing systems,
performing integration testing and troubleshooting issues.
- The individual will be capable of analyzing and understanding system
architecture and requirements, perform reliability analysis and Failure
Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), contributing and leading development
of integration and system level test cases and procedures, specify and
setup test systems, perform testing on the different observatory
systems in the lab or in the field.
- The individual will be capable of accepting different task out of his/her
comfort zone and base knowledge.
- This is a hands-on position requiring multitasking, creative out-of-the-
box thinking and commitment to own a wide range of systems engineering
activities including test documentation development and test planning,
FMEA and reliability analysis, integration and system test execution,
troubleshooting issues, commissioning of observatory system in the
field.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze system architecture, external interfaces and system requirements
- Identify requirements issues and suggest corrections
- Perform FMEA and reliability analysis
- Develop integration and system test cases and procedures
- Specify and build/setup/configure/troubleshoot test system
- Execute and document integration and system verification and validation
tests
- Identify, track and resolve test issues
- Participate in system engineering reviews
- Support development of and execute commissioning tests in the field
- Support the systems engineering team in executing risk management
(identification, developing mitigations, etc.)
Required Experience:
- 3-5 years experience in a system or device design and test environment
- Proficient in the following areas:
- Analysis and integration of complex, distributed systems
- Writing system test cases based upon system requirements and system
operational concept
- Writing integration test cases based upon system architecture and
Interface Control Documents
- Writing detailed test procedures for consistent test execution
- Specifying and designing test hardware and software
- Building and configuring test systems
- Developing and using automated functional testing tools/scripts
- Evaluating, recommending and implementing automated test tools and
automated test scripts
- Hands-on system integration test execution and troubleshooting
- Systems engineering processes
- Requirements capture as well as verification and validation of system \
requirements
Education:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other equivalent technical
discipline
Preferred Experience:
- Experience in the systems engineering discipline
- FMEA and reliability analysis experience
- Expertise with lab test equipment and product evaluation
- Disciplined in quality and product assurance (ISO9001, Six Sigma)
Persons interested please Apply at NEON Careers web page
NEON Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, Veterans and
Disabled Persons are encouraged to apply.
*** Recruiter, Boulder, CO: Supplier-Source Quality Engineer ****
Primary responsibilities:
The role requires leadership, knowledge of technical aspects of
manufacturing, passion for improvement, structured data driven
mind-set, intellectual accuracy, communication capabilities both
internally with different functions and externally with suppliers and
also customers.
Work with suppliers to continuously improve the suppliers quality level,
reducing both escaping defects and associated cost of quality
Ensure material released to production meets all quality requirements
Perform qualification and surveillance audits of suppliers to verify
compliance requirements and expectations
Assist suppliers in root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions (CA)
in case of escaping defects, in order to prevent recurrence
Assist with supplier Identification and a qualification process
Communicate with suppliers on critical characteristic identification and
measurement
Manage supplier change requests along with changes initiated by the
supplier throughout the organization
Develop and report supplier metrics
To be considered, candidates must have the following background:
Education and Certifications
Bachelors degree in technical engineering field
5 years industrial/manufacturing quality experience
Specific skills and knowledge
Experience directing supplier quality efforts
Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
Ability to travel 50% is required
Persons interested email or send your resume and cover letter to:
Denise Register Shugerman, Solar Recruiter
Global Recruiters of Boulder, 1630 30th street, Suite A-221, Boulder CO 80301
Office phone: 303.545.6602
Office email: Denise Register Shugerman
Office web: Global Recruiters of Boulder
May 2011 - Jobs Postings
End May 2011 email
*** Medical Company, Louisville, CO: Software QA Engineer ****
Job type:
- The Software Quality Engineer candidate should have strong exposure to
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
- In addition to regulatory knowledge, working experience within a medical
device manufacturer's regulatory group is a plus.
- Previous experience in auditing or being a member of an audit team is
desired.
- If no audit team experience, at least experience within a GMP-regulated
work environment is required. This is a contract job, to last 3-6
months, potentially longer.
Position Description:
- Provide software quality engineering support of image guided systems
through the product life cycle.
- Participate in the software assurance of design, manufacturing, and
testing of systems and components in company’s products.
- Analyze field data for product improvement opportunity.
Position Responsibilities:
- Participate in establishing and reviewing software
specifications/requirements for products in Linux OS with C programs.
- Review changes to designs and processes and assess impact to assure
reliability requirements are met, including preparing, reviewing, or
approving change controls
- Prepare, review, change control and approve verification and
qualification test protocols and reports for assigned projects.
- Provide well-written reports and supporting documentation.
- Evaluate field performance of assigned products by analyzing field data.
- Investigate and evaluate product field problems and nonconforming
product.
- Work with suppliers to resolve product performance issues or failures.
- Improve data collection tools, methods and processes for generating
failure rates and other product performance data.
- Participate in activities to establish and maintain the Risk Management
process, including application of ISO 14971. Contribute to hazard
assessments and FMEAs.
- Prioritize and manage multiple priorities effectively with minimal
direction.
- Provide solutions to a wide range of difficult challenges.
- Work independently to determine and develop solutions that are
imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organizational
objectives.
- Follow all Quality System Practices as defined per Companies practices,
policies and Standard Operating Procedures to ensure that FDA, ISO and
European Medical Device quality standards and regulations are met where
applicable.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of previous experience in software quality position in a
regulated environment with B.S./B.A./M.S/M.A.
- Well developed oral and written communication skills.
- Experience working with cross-functional design/development teams.
- Previous experience in managing multiple projects having multiple tasks.
- Working knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulations, Medical Device
Directive, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, WEEE, RoHS, and IEC 60601 standards.
- Knowledge of statistical techniques and reliability tools.
- Proficient with data analysis.
- Formal training in Six Sigma methods combined with project deployment
experience at the green belt or greater level is highly desirable.
About us:
- SQA Services, Inc. is a quality, supply chain, and engineering services
provider with customers in the healthcare/life sciences,
aerospace/defense, and high-technology arenas. SQA serves clients
ranging from Amgen to Whirlpool.
- We manage, through our global network of Associates, coordinated and
focused programs in supplier auditing, supplier development and risk
assessment, lean/six sigma, inspection, and more.
- Our clients benefit from the turn-key nature of our global team, who act
as extensions of their own supplier quality groups.
Persons interested email or send your resume and cover letter to:
Tami Parker
Associate Development
SQA Services, Inc. - "Global Quality on Demand"
550 Silver Spur Road, 3rd Floor
Rolling Hills, CA 90275
Phone (310) 802-4415
email: Tami Parker
*** Spherion Corp, Plattsburgh, NY: 14001 QC consultant ****
Spherion Corporation is currently recruiting for one of the top companies
in Plattsburgh, NY. The position is for a QC Consultant with experience in
ISO 14001, for a 3 month period, pay rate is based on experience and is
negotiable, and hotel expenses are covered.
Persons interested email or send your resume and cover letter to:
Jana Venable
Branch Manager
Spherion Staffing
7061 Rte 9 Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: 518 825-2060
Fax: 518 825-2064
email: Jana Venable, Spherion
Mid May 2011 email
*** Unisyn Medical Technologies, Golden, CO: QA/RA Manager ****
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Revised 5/13/2011
- Position: QA/RA Manager
- Reports to: VP, QA/RA and R&D
- Status: Regular/Full Time/Exempt
- Location: 1150 Catamount Drive, Golden, CO
Position Description:
- Lead Quality Assurance and regulatory compliance staff and activities,
including Quality Systems, Operations, Supplier Quality, and Design
Control.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Facilitate continuous improvements across business units and functions.
- Identify and monitor requirements of all relevant regulations (US and
international) and standards and ensure compliance.
- Manage the development, deployment, and maintenance of Unisyn’s Quality
Systems and programs.
- Serve as Unisyn’s Management Representative; interface with external
authorities, customers, auditors, etc. regarding Unisyn’s Quality
Systems and programs.
- Supervise and direct activities of QA/RA staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in a technical discipline
- Relevant professional certifications
Experience
- 10+ years experience in leadership role in a regulated industry
Competencies
- Ability to objectively and impartially assess situations in business and
make decisions and recommendations based on evidence
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
- Excellent verbal and written English language skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
co-workers, customers, and vendors
- Ability to react quickly and adapt to changes in priorities,
circumstances and direction
- Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision
Persons interested send your resume and cover letter
with subject: "Job QA/RA Manager" to:
email: jmorris AT unisynmedical.com
and email: HR AT unisynmedical.com
*** Minneapolis, MN: Lean Six Sigma Manager ****
Hiring for an Exciting Lean Six Sigma Manager role!
Based in Minneapolis for a high volume manufacturing site
Job Description
Position Scope/Summary
- Provide leadership, training and support to the Site in an effort to
achieve "Best-in-Class" performance by eliminating waste in all
manufacturing and business processes, radically improving cycle times
to our customers and creating an environment focused on continuous
improvement.
Key Result Accountabilities
Primary:
- Lead the training of the Site employees in Lean Enterprise principles;
- Perform facility-wide training in Lean Manufacturing tools, including the
use of Kaizen events, Value-Stream Mapping, Single-Piece Flow, TPM,
Setup Reduction, 5S, Kanban, etc.;
- Develop and deploy the annual facility Continuous Improvement Plan,
consistent with the Hoshin Planning cycle and Corporate Continuous
Improvement Plan;
- Lead the delivery of significant, quantifiable, annualized cost savings;
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes through the use of Lean
Sigma;
- Lead the Site deployment of hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly metrics,
ensuring that collection and monitoring of this information is
meaningful in the identification of areas requiring process improvement
or corrective action;
- Lead problem solving efforts both internally and externally, working
closely with customers and QA on internal and external corrective and
preventive actions; and
- Partner with Supply Chain Management in the development of partnerships
with suppliers and maximizing the use of VMI programs, Kanbans, and
consignment inventory with key customers.
Secondary:
- Drive six sigma process improvement methodologies as the facility wide
"thinking tool.";
- Lead the training of the workforce in Six Sigma tools & techniques ;
- Assist QA with process capability validation, the implementation and
qualification of new equipment (i.e. new machines, automation) and the
certification of primary and secondary processes using statistical
methods, capability studies, etc.
- Assist Finance in tracking the financial impact and benefits of Lean and
Six Sigma initiatives, establishing metrics consistent with Lean
Thinking;
- Assist in the establishment of standard costs for new and existing
products, where impacted by Lean deployment initiatives;
- Assist in financial justification of new equipment as it applies to Lean
deployment or process improvement;
- Maintain a current knowledge base and personal development plan to retain
leadership skill set in the Lean Sigma disciplines.
Desired Skills & Experience
Required Experience & Qualifications:
- An undergraduate degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology or Business
is required;
- Six Sigma Training Required; Black Belt certification a plus
- Formal Lean training required;
- A minimum of five years experience in deployment of Lean Manufacturing;
- 3-5 years of management or supervision experience a plus;
- Demonstrated track record of Lean implementation yielding measurable
performance improvement or transformation from traditional batch
manufacturing processes;
- Experience in a "Made-to-Order" product environment a plus.
- Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical
skills, statistical and mathematical abilities and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in cost conscious manufacturing environments (automotive,
consumer electronics, appliances) considered a plus.
- The ability to handle highly confidential information in an appropriate
manner.
- The ability to work with all levels of staff
Company Description
International contract manufacturing company.
Additional Information
Posted:May 18, 2011
Type:Full-time
Experience:Mid-Senior level
Functions:Manufacturing
Industries:Medical Devices
Compensation:Salary + Bonus
Referral Bonus:$1500
Job ID:1626238
Persons interested email your resume and cover letter with Job ID:1626238
to recruiting AT leansixsigmaexperts.com
or apply through LinkedIn job: Exciting Lean Six Sigma Manager role, Minneapolis, MN
From Linkedin: Jayaprakash(JP) Gnanam
Company: Lean Six Sigma Experts
*** NREL, Golden, CO: Undergraduate Intern, Quality Management ****
Posting Title Internship- Quality Management
Requisition Number 1910BR
Location Golden, CO
Position Type Student RPP
Hours Per Week 40
Job Duties
- Student internship is available in the Quality Management Systems &
Assurance Office at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in
Colorado. NREL is the nation's primary laboratory for research,
development and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency
technologies.
- The purpose of this summer internship is to provide meaningful
professional quality management experience to students with proven
academic performance and a strong desire to learn and contribute. The
Quality Management Systems & Assurance (QMS&A) department provides the
quality infrastructure, procedures, processes, training, and support
which facilitate a quality culture to promote continuous improvement at
NREL. In addition to quality management the summer internship will
provide exposure to document control and records management best
practices under the guidance of the Records Program Manager. The intern
will assist a dedicated staff to help accomplish this important
mission.
- Specific responsibilities for the summer intern could include performing
work in research laboratories, construction areas, and other site
operations and facilities. Duties of the summer intern include these:
- Collect and document basic process and operating information
consistent with ISO 9000 document control and records management
guidelines.
- Assist quality management experts in characterizing processes,
including development of process maps/flowcharts and operating
procedures consistent with ISO9001, ISO14001, and OHSAS18001.
- Participate as a team member on quality assessments.
- Assist in developing components of the Quality Management System.
- Assist quality management experts and/or other NREL personnel in
assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of processes (including the
use of continuous improvement methodologies).
- Assist in developing recommendations for improving operations.
- Assist in the development of software quality processes and operating
procedures;
- Provide a summary presentation at the conclusion of the internship
regarding the internship experience.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Required Education and Experience Must be enrolled as a full-time
student.
- Undergraduate students enrolled in a minimum of twelve credit hours.
- Graduate students enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours.
- Minimum of a 3.0 grade point average in the last completed semester.
- Must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
Additional Required
- Knowledge, Skills and Attributes Completion of 3 years or more in an
accredited university in a quality management curriculum or a
discipline related to quality management (such as industrial
engineering, systems engineering, software quality assurance, business
management, operations research, or management science).
- Some prior knowledge and experience with quality management methods and
continuous improvement technologies such as TQM, Lean Enterprise, or
Six Sigma.
- Some prior knowledge and experience with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 17025,
OHSAS 18001, Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) and/or related
quality management & quality assurance standards.
- Some prior knowledge and experience with document control and records
management procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal skills. Excellent verbal and written
communication skills.
- Ability to perform duties with minimal supervision.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office (including Visio), Microsoft Outlook,
Microsoft SharePoint.
- EEO Policy / E-Verify NREL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified
persons without regard to race, age, color, sex, religion, national
origin, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected
status.
- NREL validates right to work using E-Verify. NREL will provide the Social
Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form
I-9 to confirm work authorization. For additional information, please
see NREL EEO policy
Persons interested apply on-line at NREL employment via search job link
with Requisition Number: 1910BR
Apr 2011 - Jobs Postings
Mid Apr 2011 email
*** QA Manager, Emerson Process Management, Boulder, CO ****
Emerson Process Management (www.emerson.com) is a leader in helping
businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the
chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, water and
wastewater treatment, metals and mining, food and beverage,
pharmaceutical and other industries. A division of Emerson, Rosemount DP
Flow is a global leader in high-precision pressure, temperature, level,
and flow instrumentation.
- We have a QA Manager position available at our Boulder facility.
- It is a full time position, Monday - Friday.
Job Description:
Supervision, leadership & planning of quality department and all worldwide
quality related functions, including but not limited to:
- Oversee, maintain, and improve the company's ISO 9001:2008, ASME, and
European Pressure Equipment Directive programs.
- Assume the responsibility of ISO Representative, coordinate and lead or
participate in third party quality audits, inclusive of schedules,
communication, reports and tracking follow-up actions.
- Maintain and administer all supporting corporate procedures and policies.
- Oversee and champion the Corrective Action system. Maintain the
corrective/preventive action program, inclusive of tracking status of
open actions, receiving and reviewing responses, working with
departments for timely completion and periodic reports and metrics.
- Identify system-wide root causes using problem solving tools such as
process flows, fishbone diagrams, process and product FMEA’s, control
plans, and control charts.
- Work with department managers and teams to predict defects and complaints
then develop and implement solutions to improve.
- Supports and acts as advocate for continuous improvement by utilizing
lean manufacturing techniques, Kaizen principles, statistical process
controls and other quality tools.
- Establishes key performance indicators and maintains systems for
tracking, reporting and improving performance.
- Training and empowering all employees to participate in continuous
improvement activities.
- Active involvement in Six Sigma projects as they relate to quality
assurance and associated customer satisfaction issues.
- Setting QA compliance objectives and ensuring that targets are achieved;
Monitoring performance and quality system trends.
- Keeps Senior Management and Global Quality Teams aware of any significant
Quality trends or concerns on a monthly basis and holds the Monthly
Management Review.
- Participate on global quality leadership teams to develop and implement
world-wide procedures and processes and to share best practices.
- Staffs, directs and develops the QA team
- Is part of the Management Leadership Team for Rosemount DP Flow, helping
to formulate and administrate site policy, strategies, and processes
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, MBA a plus
- At least 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, should be combined
with a demonstrated track-record of accomplishments in a QA Leadership role
- Certified by ASQ (American Society for Quality) as a CQE/QC Mgr preferred
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong analytical skills and proficient in data collection and
presentation
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Formal Six Sigma Certification is desirable
- Ability to take initiative, provide leadership, maintain confidentiality,
meet deadlines and work in a team environment
Interested individuals can apply on Emerson’s career page or can click here
*** Intern Undergraduate, NREL, Golden, CO ****
Intern Undergraduate- Performance Management & Analysis
Requisition Number 1945BR
Location Golden, CO
Job/Research Summary
A student internship is available in the Performance Management & Analysis
Team (PM&A) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden,
Colorado. NREL is the nation's primary laboratory for research,
development and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency
technologies. The position would be temporary full time during the summer
internship.
Job Duties:
- The purpose of this summer internship is to provide meaningful
professional data analysis and process improvement experience to
students with proven academic performance and a strong desire to learn
and contribute. The PM&A Team provides data collection; analysis and
dashboard display of critical laboratory operational metrics. The PM&A
Team also leads and mentors process improvements in the laboratory
using industry standard tools and methods. The intern will assist a
dedicated staff to help accomplish critical tasks related to these
important missions.
- This position will work under close supervision and guidance to perform
basic day-to-day support functions. Contacts are typically within the
Center /Office and occasionally with external contacts. Contacts
involve obtaining or providing information or data requiring some
explanation or interpretation.
- This position will perform clearly defined, short-duration tasks and
activities in support of the PM&A Team goals and objectives including:
- Participate in data collection and analysis activities to include some
basic statistical analysis.
- Meet with Center / Office Director level and below to interpret data
and teach the analysis mechanics.
- Create KPIs and more detailed graphs and charts which describe the data
in a meaningful way to the identified audience.
- Participate in process analysis and development activities to include
recording process flows and associated measurements.
- Participate in process improvement activities to potentially include
problem identification and definition, root cause analysis, solution
identification, implementation and measurement.
- Create standard reports, documentation, and records of simple nature.
- Present / co-present specific expertise in process or data analysis to
cross functional audiences consisting of 15 - 50 individuals.
- Assist in developing recommendations for improving operations.
- Provide a summary presentation at the conclusion of the internship
regarding the internship experience.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
- Must be enrolled as a full-time student.
- Undergraduate students enrolled in a minimum of twelve credit hours.
- Graduate students enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours.
- Minimum of a 3.0 grade point average in the last completed semester.
- Must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
- Additional Required Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
- Intermediate skills in data analysis, statistical modeling and technical
skills (programming, scripting, and statistical package skills -
MiniTab, SAS, etc.).
- Basic task and time management skills. Proficient in written/verbal
communications.
- Very good team collaboration and interpersonal skills with an incredible
zeal to learn new skills.
- Ability to perform duties with minimal supervision.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office (including Visio) , Microsoft Outlook,
- Microsoft SharePoint.
Preferred Qualifications
- Completion of three years or more in an accredited university in a
business administration, statistics, applied mathematics, information
technology or related degree program (such as industrial engineering,
systems engineering, business management, operations research, or
management science).
Persons interested apply on-line at NREL employment job openings
via Search Openings link with Requisition Number: 1945BR
*** Executive Director, NREL, Golden, CO ****
Executive Director - Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality
Requisition Number 1981BR
Location Golden, CO
Job Summary
- The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) located at the foothills
of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation’s primary
laboratory for research, development and deployment of renewable energy
and energy efficiency technologies. NREL has an opening for the
position of Executive Director - Environment, Health, Safety, Security
and Quality.
- The successful candidate will be a strong strategic thinker with
demonstrated success in leading the environmental, health, safety
security and quality functions for a high tech, utility, research and
development, or manufacturing organization.
- Full relocation package will be provided.
Job Duties
Role Description:
- Works proactively with management and staff across the Lab to foster
continuous improvement and shape behavior in safety and environmental
protection before incidents occur.
- Serves as corporate resource in providing technical assistance,
coordination, and integration in the resolution of safety and
environmental issues.
- Provides high-quality, customer-focused assistance that enables improved
program and field implementation of safety and environmental
protection.
- Identifies Lab-wide safety and environmental protection assistance needs
and opportunities. Leads efforts to identify assistance needs,
prioritize assistance activities, and resolve issues through direct
interface with customers and stakeholders.
- Serves as the Lab’s resource for interpretation and guidance on existing
and emerging external environmental regulations on hazardous waste
management and site cleanup (RCRA; CERCLA), pollution prevention and
electronics stewardship, toxic chemical inventory reporting, cultural
and natural resource protection (air, water, and biota), as well as
hazardous substance release response.
- Assists in the development and delivery of compliance training and risk
assessment tools to support Lab operations, cleanup, and long-term
stewardship.
- Manages activities to develop, promulgate, and maintain worker safety and
health policy.
- Maintains liaison with regulatory agencies with respect to worker safety
and health matters.
- Provides management oversight and direction NREL security operations,
including physical protection, and operational security.
- Directs Lab-wide emergency response activities associated with
operational emergencies and emergency assistance situations.
- Directs investigations of alleged or suspected acts against NREL
facilities impacting national security, personnel security, compromise
of classified or sensitive information, as well as violations of
applicable laws.
- Provides technical support to NREL in understanding how to implement
internal and external QA requirements.
- Identifies Lab-wide quality assurance assistance needs and opportunities.
Prioritizes assistance activities and resolves issues through direct
interface with customers and stakeholders.
Required Education and Experience
- Previous management and budget administration experience required.
- Program strategy, development and implementation experience required.
- Degree in appropriate field may be required.
- Required Knowledge, Skills and Attributes Extensive knowledge of the
renewable energy industry, as appropriate, as well as regulations,
principles, procedures and practices of relevant discipline(s).
- Solves variety of multi-dimensional problems in absence of guidelines or
precedents.
- Models and embeds NREL values.
- Keeps abreast of key issues affecting respective Center/Office industry
discipline(s).
- Builds effective teams; creates strong morale and spirit; shares wins and
successes.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and direct personnel with
diverse skills, work styles and values, both directly and through
subordinate management.
Additional Required Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
- The successful candidate will have a background that includes a minimum
of 15 years of relevant work experience as evidenced by the following:
- Critical:
- Established record working with all levels of an organization,
including senior leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to apply a broad knowledge and understanding of
the following disciplines:
- Environmental
- Health
- Safety
- Security
- Quality
- Demonstrated ability to apply seasoned business judgment to related
issues and advise on appropriate solutions.
- Proven leadership with strong problem-solving aptitude and ability to
plan and meet fiscal objectives.
- Demonstrated thorough understanding of Laboratory management, financial
planning and interdisciplinary laboratory applications.
- Successful track record involving business and organizational planning,
coordination and execution.
- Demonstrated leadership, organizational and planning skills to
accomplish task assignments within stringent deadlines and often with
limited lead time.
- The successful candidate will be subject to a U.S. government security
investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to
classified information. In order to meet the government security
investigation requirements, U.S. citizenship is a prerequisite.
Travel Requirements:
- Extensive travel will be required based on business need.
Personal Attributes:
- Strong leadership skills.
- Strategic thinker.
- Strong business and financial acumen.
- Strong sense of integrity and trust and the ability to respond with
flexibility and adaptability in response to business demands.
- Demonstrated capability to analyze, synthesize, and integrate information
to effectively identify and solve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and work under firm deadlines and
multiple ongoing tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to identity and pursue opportunities, takes prudent
risks and assume responsibility in the face of uncertainty or
challenges.
- Strong attention to quality.
- Creativity.
- Interpersonally savvy.
- Demonstrated managerial courage.
Education:
- Bachelors degree at minimum plus a minimum 15 years related experience
and/or training is required.
- Preferred Qualifications Masters degree or equivalent preferred.
Persons interested apply on-line at NREL employment job openings
via Search Openings link with Requisition Number: 1981BR
Mar 2011 - Jobs Postings
End Mar 2011 email
*** Senior Quality Engineer, Medical Devices, Boulder (Gunbarrel), CO ****
Senior Quality Engineer
Mountainside Medical, LLC located in the Boulder CO area is a progressive
high-end manufacturer of medical devices and instrumentation for
specialized surgical and orthopedic industries. Currently, we are looking
to add a senior level Quality Engineer to our team.
Description:
The Sr. Quality Engineer is expected to interact with customers, and
provide support for Production, Engineering and Quality. The successful
candidate will also assist in the design and implementation of
measurement methods (MSA), Control Plan initiation, and statistical
analysis and reporting throughout the development and launch of products.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Creates and assists in the execution of validation protocols
- Conducts process validations/Gage R&R
- Authors procedures and incoming inspection reports
- Develops and proves out measurement methods for new products
- Assists with First Article, In-Process and Final Inspections as needed
- Actively participates in internal audits
- Performs process development activities
- Assists in the compilation of reports for monitoring of company metrics
- Tracks Quality issues and implements suggested improvements
Requirements include but are not limited to:
- B.S. in Engineering field or related technology
- 5+ years of experience
- Must have preventive and corrective action knowledge (8-D, 5-Why, etc.)
- Strong math and statistical skills
- In-depth working knowledge of GD&T
- Microsoft Word and Excel proficiency is a must
- Understanding of process validations in medical manufacturing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in an ISO 13485 certified facility a plus
- Experience with machining and mechanical assembly a plus
To apply submit cover letter, resume and salary history
with subject: Senior Quality Engineer to Jobs at Mountainside Medical
Early Mar 2011 email
*** ISO 9000 Internal Auditor Trainee, Cavendish Scott, Inc, Denver, CO ****
Cavendish Scott, Inc. is looking for a trainee internal auditor.
- This is a trainee position rather than one for a fully qualified auditor
as we want to develop our new colleague in our unique philosophy and
style.
- Cavendish Scott is the industry leader in providing ISO management system
consulting.
- We provide the most practical, business focused and ethical systems to
meet our customers’ needs.
- See Cavendish Scott Web for more company information.
Description:
- The role includes conducting internal audits to ISO 9001 and other
similar standards (AS 9100, 14001, 13485, 17025, etc.) for
Cavendish Scott clients.
- Initially you will be part of an audit team and provided full support.
- You will be given comprehensive formal and on the job training and
eventually you will audit independently and lead audit teams.
- The role will allow development as a professional ISO auditor,
fully and formally qualified and performing and leading audits
in a variety of standards.
- It is hoped that you will also participate in the provision of ISO
training courses and possibly present training classes independently.
- The ideal candidate will be dynamic, self-motivated, well presented,
a good communicator, capable of working alone, capable of individual
development and free to travel easily for about 0-10 days per month.
- You will be familiar with Microsoft office and outlook email.
- You will probably be an ISO (or similar) internal auditor, possibly
full time but possibly as an occasional auditor in addition to your
other duties.
Remuneration includes a generous salary package, bonuses, health,
dental, vision and 401k contributions.
To apply please briefly outline your applicability
- the above criteria along with
- Your recent work history and salary requirements.
- Your experience of and knowledge of ISO 9000 (or similar standards e.g. FDA)
- Your auditing experience
In an email to apply at Cavendish Scott, Inc
*** Reliability Engineer, Renewable Energy - Colorado ****
Shanklin & Associates is looking to add a system level Reliability Engineer
who will be a key member of the Product Development team responsible for
ensuring the outgoing quality and reliability performance of products
supported through systematic reduction, elimination and control of
potential product and system failures.
They will develop requirements to screen infant mortality and workmanship
defects for near-term quality including but not limited to Highly
Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS) and Burn-In Screening.
They will be required to create and execute a Development strategy for
long-term reliability that includes:
- Design for Reliability - Parts Management, Stress Analysis, Margin and
Tolerance Analysis, FMEA, Fault-tree Analysis
- Reliability Modeling
- Reliability Verification/Improvement Testing - HALT, Life Test,
Reliability Growth Test
Requirements:
- Advanced Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline, PhD preferred
- 8 + years of relevant Reliability support of design/development team
and/or existing product platforms
- Proficiency at computing Reliability measures such as population
distributions, failure rates, and MTBF
- Understanding of physics of failure for IGBTs, FETs, solder joints, high
power connections
Shanklin & Associates is a Talent Acquisition firm that focuses on
recruiting technical talent.
Joy Shanklin, the President of Shanklin & Associates, is a degreed
Electrical Engineer from Ohio State University and has over 10 years of
experience as an engineering professional. This has proved to be of
tremendous value to both our clients and candidates that we work with.
For Questions, more information and applying (cover letter, resume)
email with subject: Reliability Engineer
to job at Shanklin & Associates
For other open positions see: Shanklin & Associates web site
Feb 2011 - Jobs Postings
Middle Feb 2011 email
*** Quality Engineer, Englewood, CO ****
Boecore Professional Solutions, LLC (BPS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Boecore Inc., a woman owned small business headquartered in Colorado
Springs, Colorado. BPS specializes in staffing solutions for our
government and commercial customers. At BPS, we seek professionals
who demonstrate commitment and excellence in their field.
We offer a team-based environment where each individual can contribute
to our success and rapid growth. We offer competitive salaries, health
benefits, and rewarding work environments with a proven record of
success.
We are seeking a Quality Engineer who is able to be involved with all
program decisions pertaining to Quality Assurance from the initial
Statement of Work through final delivery of the product. This candidate
will actively work the processing of DPA and other component testing per
contract requirements.
The Quality Engineer will
- Oversee implementation of shop order travelers to ensure compliance to
contractual and engineering requirements.
Processes all non-conformances through final resolution, which may
include any MRB/FRB actions, supplier issues, and cause and corrective
action.
Also acts as an interface between the customer and Client.
The candidate will review and approve all engineering and shop order
traveler changes that may be encountered through build process.
Will provide support for inspection personnel in the area of problem
resolution.
The Quality Engineer will review and participate in all acceptance level
testing per contract requirements.
The candidate will compile all documentation throughout the build process
for End Item data package, and assist manufacturing personnel during
implementation of process changes.
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance Engineering with
an aerospace background is required.
A Bachelor's degree is required.
The Quality Engineer must have full knowledge of Quality Systems, such as
AS9100.
Must have a solid understanding of non-conformance resolution and
corrective action implementation.
Strong understanding of electronic and mechanical engineering drawings
and environmental testing of electronic assemblies is preferable.
The candidate must be able to use a PC, including Microsoft Office tools
such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
No Relocation No Third Parties
For Questions, more information and applying (cover letter, resume)
email with subject: Reliability Engineer
to to Heather Harvey
or apply directly on-line at Boecore Professional Solutions
*** Reliability Engineer, Denver, CO ***
We are looking to add a Reliability Engineer who will be a key member
of the Product Development team responsible for ensuring the outgoing
quality and reliability performance of products supported through
systematic reduction, elimination and control of potential product and
system failures.
They will develop requirements to screen infant mortality and workmanship
defects for near-term quality including but not limited to Highly
Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS) and Burn-In Screening.
They will be required to create and execute a Development strategy for
long-term reliability that includes:
- Design for Reliability - Parts Management, Stress Analysis, Margin
and Tolerance Analysis, FMEA, Fault-tree Analysis
- Reliability Modeling
- Reliability Verification/Improvement Testing - HALT, Life Test,
Reliability Growth Test
Requirements:
- Advanced Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline, PhD preferred
- 8 + years of relevant Reliability support of design/development team
and/or existing product platforms
- Proficiency at computing Reliability measures such as population
distributions, failure rates, and MTBF
- Understanding of physics of failure for IGBTs, FETs, solder joints,
high power connections
Shanklin & Associates is a Talent Acquisition firm that focuses on
recruiting technical talent.
Joy Shanklin, the President of Shanklin & Associates, is a degreed
Electrical Engineer from Ohio State University and has over 10 years of
experience as an engineering professional.
This has proved to be of tremendous value to both our clients and
candidates that we work with.
For Questions, more information and applying (cover letter, resume)
email with subject: Reliability Engineer to Jobs at Shanklin & Associates
*** Quality Engineer, Medical Devices, Boulder (Gunbarrel), CO ****
Rapidly growing Medical Device contract manufacturer is looking for
a Quality Engineer to add to our team.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Writes validation protocols and creates reports;
- Conducts in-process validations and Gage R&R;
- Writes procedures and incoming inspection reports;
- Files quality documentation;
- Performs inspections when needed;
- Maintains calibration system of inspection equipment;
- Programs and qualifies automatic measurement programs utilizing
Smart scope and CMM;
- Compiles reports of monthly quality related company metrics;
- Tracks quality issues and implements suggested improvements or
inspection controls;
- Conducts supplier and internal audits.
Requirements include but are not limited to:
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and validation;
- Math and statistics skills, preferably using MiniTab;
- Effective communication skills both oral and written;
- Computer proficiency using Microsoft word and excel;
- Working knowledge of process validations in manufacturing;
- BS or equivalent combination of experience and education;
- Skill in ISO certification;
- Six Sigma training a plus;
- Skill in a medical device manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
Work is performed in a machining environment.
To apply submit cover letter, resume and salary history
with subject: Quality Engineer to Jobs at Mountainside Medical
Early-Feb 2011 email
*** CMM Programmer, Medical Devices, Boulder (Gunbarrel), CO ****
CMM Programmer - Gunbarrel - Medical Devices
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Performs precision measurement using technical skills to create
inspection programs for coordinate-measuring machines.
- Performs as data gatherer, analyst and reporter, using custom-written
programs to generate inspection data for manufacturing, engineering,
quality and customers.
- Interprets geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) frames from
blueprints and uses mathematical data.
- Translates data into inspection program output to ensure manufactured
products meet internal engineering and customer dimensional
specifications.
- Collects data in printed and electronic format and performs analysis and
reporting regarding the collected data.
- Reports dimensional, statistical, capability and measurement system data
in a variety of formats.
- Ability to interpret and explain CMM results to production and
engineering staff in a clear, concise manner.
- Analyses raw inspection data and exports this data into the desired
format.
- Performs reverse engineering functions, taking existing products and
transforming them, via scanning or other programming methods, into
electronic data for engineering or manufacturing use.
Requirements include, but are not limited to:
- Skill in programming CMM using Calypso
- Skill in programming multi-axis machines
- Skill in holding to tight tolerances
- Skill in calculating numbers and apply concepts of algebra, geometry,
and trigonometry
- Skill in reading blueprints
- Knowledge of GD&T
- Knowledge of inspection techniques and equipment such as calipers,
micrometers, optical comparators, and others
- 5 years of experience working in a Quality Assurance position
- Ability to establish effective relationships with internal and external
customers
- High school diploma or equivalent
- ISO 13485 experience is a plus
- Medical device experience is highly preferred
Very clean work environment; standing and sitting; working with computer.
To apply submit cover letter, resume and salary history
with subject: CMM Programmer to Jobs at Mountainside Medical
*** Sr. Quality Engineer, Covidien, Boulder (Gunbarrel), CO ****
POSITION TITLE: Sr. Quality Engineer
DEPARTMENT: Quality Assurance
BUSINESS UNIT: Respiratory
REPORTS TO: Quality Engineering Manager
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
- Provide quality engineering support in design and development of medical
device products, and facilitate the application of design controls.
- For more Covidien information, visit us as www.covidien.com
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1 Review new and modified product designs for quality characteristics,
including manufacturability, serviceability, testability, reliability,
and conformance to product requirements.
2 Ensure that product development projects and changes to existing
products are conducted in compliance with the FDA Quality System
Regulation.
3 Ensure successful transfer of new products to production facility.
Review production processes for quality of validation.
4 Review and approve verification and validation test plans. Ensure
verification results demonstrate compliance to medical device standards.
5 Provide training to project teams on verification/validation
statistical methods and design controls.
6 Lead product risk assessment efforts within product teams.
7 Review Design History Files and Technical Files for conformance to
applicable requirements.
8 Provide Quality support to facilitate the rapid resolution of product
complaints and/or safety issues.
9 Conduct internal quality system and supplier quality audits.
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC/NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Education: BS or MS in an engineering discipline
- Experience: 5+ years of quality engineering experience
- Skills/Competencies: Working knowledge of and auditing experience to the
FDA Quality System Regulation, ISO 13485, and the Medical Device
Directive.
- Experience with test methods and standards for the design, verification,
and validation of medical device products.
- Skilled in test plan development and root cause failure analysis.
- Skilled in statistical methods, including ANOVA, statistical process
control, sampling plans, gauge R&R, and design of experiments.
- Good verbal (including presentation) and written communication skills,
especially technical report writing.
- Ability to effectively work on project teams.
Preferred Skills/Qualifications: Familiar with reliability analysis and
test methods.
- Familiar with ISO 14971. Experience in risk evaluation techniques, such
as FMEA, fault tree analysis or HACCP.
- Manufacturing engineering or manufacturing quality engineering experience
preferred.
- ASQ CQE or CRE certification.
- Other Skills: Spanish proficiency desirable
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS/SCOPE:
- Will be working in cross-functional teams as the Quality System expert.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Normal office conditions. Up to 10% travel required
To apply submit cover letter and resume on at
Covidien jobs
click on link "Search US Positions by State"
then on "CO" for Colorado jobs
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