Quality Engineer

Job Title

Quality Engineer

Quality Manager

Oak Harbor WA

$88,200-$132,200

As a business unit of IDEX Corporation, IDEX Health & Science (IH&S) has a long history of driving growth in life sciences and healthcare by embracing innovation and redefining the supplier‑customer relationship. The work we do every day allows us to discover key insights and break new ground to create some of the most meaningful technologies that have a lasting impact on companies, industries, and society.

One of our business segments is called Life Science Optics and we are looking to add more talent to the team.

IDEX Health & Science is the global leader in life science fluidics, microfluidics, and optics, offering a three‑fold advantage to customers by bringing optofluidic paths to life with strategic partnerships, solutions, and expertise. As one of the few companies in the world with component, sub‑system, and application‑level experts, IDEX Health & Science helps instrument developers solve the most demanding fluidic and optical challenges in a wide array of applications.

With over 1,200 employees around the world, we believe partnership will change the way the world innovates, leading to new technologies that improve our health, protect our planet, and enrich our lives.

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The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure that IDEX Health & Science products meet purchase specifications, design and quality/reliability requirements. This role requires ownership and a broad range of expertise. It is critical for this person to be a team player with the ability to be flexible, positive, and collaborative, contributing to the success and growth of IDEX Health & Science.

This position is not eligible for a remote work environment.

• The QE is an integral part of the organization, leading, collaborating, facilitating, and supporting the needs of the organization with a sense of ownership and integrity, fostering a positive work environment and a shared Quality Culture.
• The ability to take initiative, a sense of ownership, and follow through is essential to the health of the organization.
• The ability to openly and willingly communicate at all levels is critical to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• The QE must be a positive team player, someone that can be counted on to contribute fully and willingly to go the extra mile to meet the goals of the team and the company as a whole.
• Actively assuring compliance to ISO 9001, company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for assuring customer and supplier quality performances.
• Implement quality planning, control plan, FMEA, inspection methodology, and root cause analysis.
• Work with Operations and Engineering to increase efficiency through the improvement of in‑house and supplier manufacturing processes, and product quality/reliability.
• Developing and managing KPIs, databases and countermeasures as required for continuous improvements.
• Participate in Material Review Board activities and feedback to suppliers.

We work hard to maintain a culture where you can own your work; you are encouraged to try new ideas in a collaborative environment; and you can apply your skillset to enable our clients to gain a competitive advantage in their own market. At IDEX Health & Science, you have the opportunity to work with a great group of people, mentor others, and build a great future.