The Senior Staff Design Quality Engineer will provide technical leadership to ensure the successful development of Cooper products and ongoing operational support. This individual will be expected to apply his/her knowledge of design controls, risk management, verification and validation principles and quality engineering techniques to ensure safe and effective products are developed and manufactured in accordance with applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements and customer requirements.

The Senior Staff Design Quality Engineer provides expert guidance on scientific and technical data as it pertains to product and product testing and lead teams to identify and solve complex product problems. This position partners cross-functionally with R& D, Operations, Regulatory, Supplier Quality, and Clinical teams, and provides mentorship (including coaching, reviewing, training, delegating work) to peers, leads and less experienced DQEs, and cross-functional engineering teams.

The Senior Staff Design Quality Engineer (DQE) will be a senior technical individual contributor responsible for ensuring the safety, effectiveness, and compliance of our medical devices throughout the design and development lifecycle. This position will provide advanced expertise in implementing and maintaining robust quality management systems, leading design control and risk management activities across multiple projects, executing and/or defining plans for executing strategic goals established by leadership, and collaborating with internal and external cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge medical solutions. This position operates as a recognized subject-matter expert and technical authority in one or more specified DQE domains, influencing quality practices across projects/programs and leading the execution of strategic initiatives in alignment with organizational quality objectives.