What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at VB Spine?
Location: Leesburg, VA or Allendale, NJ (25% Travel Required)
Company: VB Spine
Looking for a career where your work truly matters? At VB Spine, you’ll be part of a mission-focused team that supports surgeons during life-changing spinal procedures. We’re the largest privately held spine company and among the largest family-owned medical technology companies in the world, dedicated to innovation, surgeon partnerships, and improving patient outcomes in spine care. As a Quality Engineer in our Quality function within the Spine division, you’ll provide critical support in quality assurance, risk management, and compliance activities — helping ensure our medical devices meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
What You’ll Do
We believe in growing talent from within. At VB Spine, join a high-performing team, benefit from peer and executive mentorship, and play a meaningful role in ensuring the quality and safety of innovative spinal devices that improve patient lives.
Compensation
Pay for this role is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and performance. The typical pay range for this position is $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 annually, with potential for bonuses and incentives plus benefits. Final compensation is determined on a case-by-case basis and considers a variety of factors including experience level, engineering background, and market conditions in Leesburg, VA or Allendale, NJ.
Benefits Include
Company: VB Spine
Looking for a career where your work truly matters? At VB Spine, you’ll be part of a mission-focused team that supports surgeons during life-changing spinal procedures. We’re the largest privately held spine company and among the largest family-owned medical technology companies in the world, dedicated to innovation, surgeon partnerships, and improving patient outcomes in spine care. As a Quality Engineer in our Quality function within the Spine division, you’ll provide critical support in quality assurance, risk management, and compliance activities — helping ensure our medical devices meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as the Quality representative on cross-functional teams for new product development and changes to existing products or processes
- Execute quality initiatives to maintain compliance with standards and identify opportunities for process improvement
- Support the development, maintenance, and improvement of internal procedures, SOPs, and work instructions
- Participate in risk management activities, including risk plans, risk reviews, and verification of risk controls
- Contribute to design reviews by identifying risks and ensuring design and manufacturing documentation adequately mitigates them
- Support design verification and validation activities, including statistical analysis and clear reporting with graphical support
- Lead and manage non-conformances (NCs), CAPA projects, and Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions with timely closure
- Support internal and external audits (regulatory agencies, notified bodies) and ensure timely resolution of findings
- Perform supplier control activities, including audits, supplier file management, and monitoring
- Support product transfers between sites and execution of engineering changes, holds, complaints, and field actions
- Review and approve validation protocols/reports for equipment, processes, MSA, and software
- Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs on Instructions for Use (IFUs) and review/approve quality records
- Monitor quality KPIs, analyze trends, and drive appropriate corrective actions
- Apply statistical tools and process control methods to support quality system processes
- Advocate for Human Factors practices and support training initiatives as needed
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required (Biomedical, Mechanical, Process, or related engineering discipline strongly preferred)
- Knowledge of core Quality concepts including Risk Management, CAPA, Audits, and Statistics
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications (preferred)
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and technical writing skills
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- High attention to detail with strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities
- Ability to work independently and effectively within cross-functional teams
- Willingness to travel up to 25% as needed
We believe in growing talent from within. At VB Spine, join a high-performing team, benefit from peer and executive mentorship, and play a meaningful role in ensuring the quality and safety of innovative spinal devices that improve patient lives.
Compensation
Pay for this role is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and performance. The typical pay range for this position is $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 annually, with potential for bonuses and incentives plus benefits. Final compensation is determined on a case-by-case basis and considers a variety of factors including experience level, engineering background, and market conditions in Leesburg, VA or Allendale, NJ.
Benefits Include
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- Opportunity to grow within a fast-paced, dynamic company
Salary : $80,000 - $95,000