Quality Engineer II
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Apply to this job Until 9/29/2026 3+ years exp First posted May 28, 2026 Last posted July 31, 2026
Job description
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Quality Engineer II
Heraeus Medevio
Location Cartago
Permanent
Full Time
Job Purpose
Ensure and expand quality assurance through the improvement of the current quality processes or creation of new processes.
Main Responsibilities:
- Assess processes and products to solve and respond to quality issues.
- Evaluate and implement solutions allowing an optimal Quality Assurance and Preventive Quality.
- Lead the corresponding core teams, to drive initiatives as result of customer complaints.
- Provide technical support for Quality Systems and solve quality issues, often implementing cost-saving measures and high-quality standards.
- Communicate with customers to provide or request information related to their complaints in order to retrieve the necessary details to resolve the issues effectively.
- Provide support for Quality Sustaining Engineering activities when it is required.
- Drive statistical analysis and tools like DOE and Minitab to identify quality issues trends and improve processes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or business sciences.
- 3-5 years in similar position, 2-3 years in medical company.
Skills & Knowledge
- Understanding of root cause analysis, statistical analysis, SPC, and Lean tools.
- Nonconformance and customer complaint escalation, trend analysis, disposition, investigation, and corrective/preventive actions.
- Strong critical thinking and communication skills.
- Knowledge of ISO 13485:2016 requirements.
- Intermediate bilingual (English/Spanish) verbal and writing.
Preferred Qualifications
- ASQ certified Quality engineer a plus.
- Six Sigma Tools and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing experience.
- Process validation.
About this role
Summary
Improve quality processes, analyze issues, lead teams, and ensure standards in medical manufacturing.
Job title
Quality Engineer II
Experience level
3-5 years
Minimum experience
3+ years exp
Industry
medical
Location requirements
Cartago, onsite work only, no remote option.
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
root cause analysisstatistical analysisSPClean toolsnonconformancecustomer complaint escalationtrend analysisdispositioninvestigationcorrective actionspreventive actionsISO 13485
Preferred skills
ASQ certified quality engineerSix Sigma toolsgeometric dimensioning and tolerancingprocess validation
Specializations
root cause analysisstatistical analysisISO 13485lean tools
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Cartago Province, Cartago, Costa Rica
On-site City
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