Design Assurance Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Design Assurance Engineer at Location: Maple Grove, MN, for a contract. Duration: 12 months initially.Pay Range: $50h- $55/h; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.Key ResponsibilitiesThe Sr Design Assurance Engineer provides focused quality engineering leadership on sustaining design assurance activities. Design assurance drives the ISO14971 risk management process and the Verification & Validation (V&V) process. This includes quality plans, risk management plans and reports, hazard analysis, product risk management workbook (user FMEA and design FMEA), sampling systems / procedures and statistical techniques, verification protocols/testing/reports, validation protocols/testing/reports. This role will be responsible for supporting risk document and post market record review during remediation activities as well as ensuring quality and compliance through post commercialization sustaining activities.Your responsibilities will include:• Support remediation assessment teams with the evaluation of risk documentation and post market record review (PIR, CAPA, past Field Actions (as applicable)• Lead or mentors the project team in the execution of deliverables such as Design and Development Planning, Risk Management, Design Verification, Reliability and Validation, Usability Validation plans, Design Review, Field Assessment, Design Change, and NCEP/CAPA/PIR• Effectively communicates within project team, across functions, and elevates issues above the project team as appropriate• Develops solutions to complex and diverse technical problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors• Influences cross-functional plans, guides overall project strategy, knows when to solicit feedback, and facilitate project decisions• Builds quality into all aspects of work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements, defending work of their team, as well as supports internal external regulatory audits• Supports functional and divisional design quality goals and prioritiesRequired qualifications:• Bachelors degree in mechanical, electrical, biomedical engineering, or related discipline• 5+ years of related experience in design assurance, new product development, or related medical device or regulated industry experience• Understanding of electrical safety standards IEC 60601• Experience with reliability testing• Demonstrated use of Quality tools/methodologies• Strong written/verbal communication skills.• Risk documentation per ISO14971Preferred qualifications:• Experience with class III medical devices• BS in Electrical Engineering• Previous R&D experience• Strong knowledge of QSR and ISO standards• Medical device experience• ASQ certificationEqual Opportunity Employer/Veterans/DisabledBenefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:· The California Fair Chance Act· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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