✦ Luna Orbit — Healthcare & Medical

Principal Design Quality Engineer

at Boston Scientific

📍 Austin, TX, US, 73301 Hybrid Posted April 14, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Healthcare & Medical

This role leads design quality excellence and regulatory compliance across the product development lifecycle for the Endoscopy Division. You will drive risk management deliverables under ISO 14971 and execute core quality deliverables for new product development, sustaining, and life cycle management.

  • Serve as primary quality representative on cross-functional teams
  • Lead execution of design quality deliverables (plans, design changes, usability validation plans)
  • Drive ISO 14971 risk management deliverables focusing on patient safety
  • Lead complex problem-solving using 5 Whys, Is-Is Not, DMAIC, and Six Sigma
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and quality system guidance across programs

The technical scope is quality engineering for medical device design, including execution of Project Design & Development Plans and Design & Usability Validation Plans. It emphasizes patient safety risk management in compliance with ISO 14971 and structured problem-solving using tools like 5 Whys, DMAIC, and Six Sigma.

The ideal candidate is a senior/lead design quality engineering professional who can own quality excellence and regulatory compliance across the product development lifecycle. They have strong experience with ISO 14971 risk management deliverables, executing design quality plans (including design and usability validation), and leading structured problem-solving such as 5 Whys, DMAIC, and Six Sigma.

Drive the creation and execution of Risk Management deliverables in compliance with ISO 14971
ISO 14971Risk Management deliverablesProject Design & Development PlansField Assessment PlansDesign ChangesDesign & Usability Validation Plans5 WhysIs-Is NotDMAICSix Sigmapatient safetyregulatory complianceNew Product Development (NPD)sustaininglife cycle managementquality systems initiatives
Project Design & Development PlansField Assessment PlansDesign ChangesDesign & Usability Validation PlansRisk Management deliverablesISO 14971structured problem-solving methodologies5 WhysIs-Is NotDMAICSix Sigmaquality deliverables executionquality system requirementsquality engineering principlescontinuous improvementregulatory compliancepatient safetynew product development (NPD)sustaining and life cycle managementquality systems initiativesmentorship of engineering teams
leadershipcross-functional collaborationinfluencing project directionstrategic insightcollaborative leadershipinterface with senior managementmentorshipcoachingcommunication of quality prioritiesculture of learning and excellencecomplex problem-solving
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Champion design quality and regulatory compliance for medical device development programs.
Role Subtype Quality Engineer
Visa Sponsorship No
Principal Design Quality Engineerdesign siteEndoscopy Divisionquality excellenceregulatory compliancecontinuous improvementNew Product Development (NPD)SustainingLife Cycle ManagementQuality SystemsProject Design & Development PlansField Assessment PlansDesign ChangesDesign & Usability Validation PlansRisk Management deliverablesISO 14971patient safety5 WhysIs-Is NotDMAICSix Sigmaproblem-solvingquality system requirementsmentorshipmentoring engineering teams

Must be able to work in the Austin, TX office at least three days per week (hybrid requirement), Must be able to execute Risk Management deliverables in compliance with ISO 14971

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