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IPG Photonics

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A Design Assurance Engineer ensures that products meet regulatory standards, quality requirements, and design specifications throughout development. They collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to identify risks, implement process improvements, and ensure compliance with industry standards like ISO 13485 or AS9100. Their role includes risk management, validation, verification, and documentation to ensure product reliability and safety.

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Design Assurance Engineer

IPG Photonics

Marlborough, MA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 2 days ago

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Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 18 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

134th of 499 rated machine equipment manufacturers

Job description

Working at IPG Photonics you can expect challenging projects, a motivating and friendly environment, and competitive benefits.
Job Function
  • Conduct product design control activities for new and sustaining product development efforts
  • Support risk analysis activities, including design and process FMEA
  • Support Process/Design Validation/Verification activities, including software validation and IQ/OQ/PQ activities
  • Support Design Engineering in the creation of Design History and Technical Files
  • Interact with third-party test houses that conduct compliance testing of IPG products
  • Assist regulatory department with FDA, CE, and other regulatory submissions
  • Perform all other essential duties as assigned

  • Bachelor's Degree in scientific or engineering field; electrical engineering is preferred
  • 3-5 years of experience with engineering and development of Class II electro-mechanical medical devices
  • Knowledge of Design Controls and Risk Management practices, regulations and standards, such as FDA QSR's, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 60601, 60825, 62366, and 62304 is preferred
  • Supporting medical device compliance testing (e.g. EMC, EMI, IEC) with external test houses, such as TUV an Intertek
  • Maintenance of technical design documentation, such as design specifications, verification/validation protocols, and DFMEA/PFMEA.
  • Working knowledge of advanced statistical methods (e.g., hypothesis testing, DOE, ANOVA, R&R studies, capability, tolerance interval analysis, power and sample size determinations, etc.), including statistical software tools, such as Minitab, is preferred
  • Experience with lasers and optical technologies desired, but not necessary
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

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