Quality engineer 2

Philips is seeking a Quality Engineer 2 in Alajuela, Costa Rica. This full-time role involves developing and executing APQP plans, monitoring supplier performance, analyzing defects, and coordinating Supplier Change Requests. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, advanced English, and over 3 years of experience in quality or manufacturing, with knowledge of medical device regulations. This role supports internal/external audits and leads supplier improvement projects.

Must Have

• Develop, execute, monitor, and control APQP plans for consistent product quality.
• Monitor, report, improve, and develop supplier performance.
• Analyze defects to determine supplier cause and implement corrective actions via SCAR.
• Assess and coordinate Supplier Change Requests (SICRs).
• Support internal and external audits of Philips processes.
• Lead supplier improvement projects.
• Support activities related to Approved Suppliers, including new supplier onboarding.
• Bachelor's degree in Technical, Science, or Engineering.
• Advanced English proficiency.
• 3+ years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or Supplier/Quality Engineering.
• Working knowledge of global medical device or product regulations, requirements, and standards.

Good to Have

• Strong knowledge of statistical methods.
• Proficiency in standard quality tools (e.g., flowcharts, Pareto charts, cause and effect diagrams, control charts, scatter diagrams, regression analysis, affinity diagrams).

Perks & Benefits

• Equal employment and advancement opportunities.
• Commitment to fostering a culture of respect and professionalism.
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
• Drug-free workplace.
• Focus on improving people's health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation.
• Culture of impact with care.

Job Posting Description

Job Responsibilities:

• Develops, executes, monitors, and controls APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) plans as part of the project activities to ensure consistent product quality.
• Supplier performance monitoring, reporting, improvement, and development.
• Analysis of defects for determining if supplier caused and working with supplier on root cause / corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence through the Supplier Corrective Action (SCAR) process.
• Assess and coordinate Supplier Change Requests (SICRs).
• Support internal and external audits of Philips processes, as required.
• Lead supplier improvement projects.
• Support activities related to the Additions/Changes/Deletion to Approved Suppliers including the analysis and onboarding of potential new suppliers.

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor's degree in a Technical, Science, or Engineering;
• Advanced English
• 3+ years of experience in Quality or Manufacturing or a combination of equivalent job experience in related field and in Supplier/Quality Engineering related activities. Working knowledge of appropriate global medical device or product regulations, requirements, and standards

Preferred:

• Strong and proven knowledge of statistical methods and the use of standard quality tools (e.g. flowcharts, Pareto charts, cause and effect diagrams, control charts, scatter diagrams, regression analysis, affinity diagrams, etc).

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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