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Sr Quality Engineer

Planet Pharma
Lafayette, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/18/2026
Job Description

Pay 50-70/h depending on experience JOB DESCRIPTION

As a design quality engineer, you will work with a cross-functional team to develop new products or new features on existing products for Acute Care & Monitoring business.

You will review user and system requirements, design documentation, test plans, test protocols, test reports, and deliverables per the development procedures.

You will work cross functionally to review FMEAs and security evaluations and transfer those risks into risk management files for the product under development.

Top 3 technical skills that you are required for the role:

  • Understanding of systems engineering – requirements flow from user needs to system requirements to subsystem requirements.
  • Understanding of Risk Management standard: ISO 14971 and how to apply it to hardware and software (IEC TR 80002-1).
  • Familiarity with medical devices standards for electrical safety (IEC 60601), software (IEC 62304), and biocompatibility/sterilization (ISO 10993).

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline

Years’ Experience Required: Up to 8 years

Will the contractor be working 40 hours a week? If not, weekly estimate? Yes

Does this position require the candidate to be onsite or remote, if hybrid what does the onsite vs remote schedule look like? On site at least 4 days per week

What is your timeline for scheduling interviews? ASAP

What product line will this person support? Acute Care & Monitoring

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects from design to implementation while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education (typically University).

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor. Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions. Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.

Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area. Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties . Makes improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of the job area. Analysis provided is indepth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.

Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors. Exchange information of facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective, and influence decisionmaking.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work product .

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have practical knowledge of project management. Requires a University Degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
The Planet Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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