[Remote] Design Transfer Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. QvalFocus Inc. is seeking a Design Transfer Engineer to lead and coordinate design transfer activities for a complex imaging medical device platform. This role involves ensuring alignment between product design, system verification/validation, and manufacturing processes to support successful commercialization.
Responsibilities
- Lead design transfer and commercialization activities for a next generation imaging medical device platform
- Coordinate cross functional alignment between product development, manufacturing engineering, quality, and operations teams
- Drive review and completion of manufacturing transfer deliverables, including BOMs, manufacturing procedures, assembly instructions, test methods, and production readiness documentation
- Ensure traceability between design inputs, outputs, verification/validation activities, and manufacturing documentation
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with product transfer, manufacturing scalability, and production readiness
- Collaborate with Software, Hardware, Embedded, and Systems Engineering teams to ensure design changes are appropriately evaluated and transferred into manufacturing documentation
- Support resolution of design transfer gaps, manufacturing deviations, and commercialization readiness issues
- Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and product realization activities throughout the product lifecycle
- Coordinate with Verification & Validation teams to ensure manufacturing test methods and acceptance criteria are aligned with product requirements
- Support FDA/ISO 13485 design control compliance and ensure design transfer activities align with IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and applicable medical device regulations
- Partner with suppliers, manufacturing partners, and operations teams to support pilot builds, process validation, and production ramp-up activities. Support development and execution of remediation or enhancement strategies where gaps in transfer or manufacturing documentation are identified
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in medical device product development, design transfer, or commercialization
- Strong experience supporting New Product Development (NPD) through commercialization for complex medical devices
- Strong understanding of design transfer, product realization, and manufacturing readiness processes
- Experience with DHF, DMR, manufacturing documentation, and design control requirements
- Experience collaborating with Systems, Software, Hardware, Embedded, Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering teams
- Familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and ISO 14971
- Experience supporting pilot builds, process validation, verification/validation alignment, and production release activities
- Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
- Experience working with imaging systems, electromechanical systems, diagnostic instruments, or capital medical equipment preferred
- Experience in remediation, gap assessment, or retrospective design transfer review activities is a plus
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