About us:

For over three decades, Cirtec Medical has been a leading provider of manufacturing solutions for complex Class II and III medical devices. We specialize in providing comprehensive services from design and development to manufacturing and finished device assembly. Our expertise spans active implants and neuromodulation, interventional cardiology, structural heart, minimally invasive surgical systems, smart orthopedics, and precision components.

Our dedicated teams prioritize growth, innovation, and collaboration. We actively seek opportunities for improvement to enhance our support for clients. If you embrace a growth mindset and thrive on challenge, you may be a perfect fit for our team!

Position Summary:

Join our NovelCath team! The NovelCath team specializes in the design, development and manufacturing of minimally invasive delivery systems. This position is primarily responsible for monitoring and auditing the quality of all manufactured goods in a medical device industry. You will work to not only find defects, but also to find the cause of the defect and develop a solution. You will also interact with customers and suppliers in support of engineering projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Quality Engineering support for engineering project development, or sustained manufacturing.
• Provide Quality Project Management support as needed for product transfers from development to validation.
• Validation System Owner responsible for the development and management of the validation master plan along with the validation determination.
• Develop and maintain Validation Standard Operating Procedures.
• Develop and maintain project Quality Plan for assigned projects.
• Develop protocols, perform statistical analyses, and write reports for validations and formal process development, which requires quality-engineering involvement such as DOEs.
• Support the development and implementation of IQ (Installation Qualification) and OQ (Operational Qualification) protocols to ensure compliance with the Quality System.
• CAPA (Corrective and Preventative Action) system owner responsible for the support of the corrective action system and procedures.
• Interact with customers and suppliers to resolve CAPA and complaint investigations and in support of manufacturing.
• Provide Quality Support for the disposition of material via NCR’s.
• Provide Quality Project Management Support as needed for product transfers from validation to production.
• Vendor approval and maintain and assess vendor performance data (i.e. SCAR/on time).
• Review and document procedure changes for quality requirements and compliance with the quality system.
• Develop quality systems and procedures as needed.
• Audit support for third party audits, customer audits and internal audits.
• Support the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives for production processes.
• Develop and maintain production quality control plans.
• Initiate and maintain SPC (Statistical Process Control) for production processes.
• Provide initiative and support for FMECA (Failure Modes & Effects Criticality Analysis), and DOE (Design of Experiment as applicable.
• Comply with all work rules including those pertaining to safety, health, quality and Cirtec policies.
• Back up to Quality Systems Administrator.

This position is an onsite role located in Brooklyn Park, MN

Must Have:

• A Bachelor’s degree (STEM engineering discipline preferred) and 2 years of experience required; or a combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Experience in an engineering environment with mechanical, tool design, and manufacturing processes (medical device preferred)
• Analyze and process Information, Promote Process Improvement, Developing Standards, Managing Processes, Manufacturing Methods and Procedures, Supports Innovation.
• Must be fluent in use of computer systems for the analysis of data, specifically Microsoft Office.
• Must possess excellent verbal communication, organizational and management skills.
• Training or equivalent experience in computer use and software-Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Access.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must be able to implement quality programs, interpret the collected data, and present the data to management to drive continuous improvement

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Cirtec Medical Corporation considers everyone for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to age, race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law. Cirtec Medical Corporation and all its related companies fully endorse equal opportunity. Cirtec Medical provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in the job application process.

We work to create a culture that is built on innovation, respect, transparency and communication, and hope you take pride in being a member of our team. It is Cirtec’s goal to create an enjoyable work environment and to keep the company a great place to work. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life. Our benefits include training and career development, healthcare and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Paid Time Off and 401(k) retirement savings with a company match.