Quality Engineer - Multiple Openings

About LightForce Orthodontics

LightForce Orthodontics is a 3D printing technology company focused on the orthodontic space. Our digital platform empowers orthodontists with 3D-printed tooth-moving tools. In 2019, we launched our first product - the world’s only, fully customized 3D printed bracket system and digital treatment software. We are proud to be one of the fastest growing companies in the industry. Learn more at www.lightforceortho.com

Description

LightForce Orthodontics, the world’s only provider of patient specific, 3D printed orthodontic braces is looking for an experienced, passionate Senior Quality Engineer.

In this role, you will help drive our vision for growth by ensuring consistent performance of LightForce’s product, as well as determining room for optimization. You will bring your experience in continuous improvement of design and process to help understand and improve upon quality and functionality. You will leverage your background in quality to define strategies for setting specifications and tolerances that ensure the product reliably meets customer needs.

Working directly with the R&D engineering team, as well as stakeholders from Operations, you will lead development of new standards and protocols that empower our teams to deliver critical results for our customers. 

In this role at LightForce, you will have freedom and flexibility to do great work across a wide range of responsibilities. You will help to grow a fantastic tech company, to advance the orthodontic profession and provide positive health benefits to patients.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead projects to develop specifications, and manufacturing control limits, as well as defining manufacturable product design specifications and visual standards.
• Conduct testing using existing methods, as well as propose novel test methods, in order to recommend improvements in design & process.
• Use experience within product development and production of medical devices to provide guidance and assistance in the development and validation of product improvements and new product lines.
• Develop plans/strategies, and implementation of systems to ensure quality is monitored and maintained.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, mechanical or related engineering discipline required
• Minimum 5+ years work experience in quality, manufacturing, or engineering.
• Knowledge of statistical methods/analysis
• Experience in designing production equivalent rapid prototypes.
• Performs all activities with a focus on prevention, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Hands on, resourceful and decisive; seeks practical approaches to projects with a bias for action
• Prioritizes work that accelerates progress against business imperatives
• Develops meaningful relationships with team members and collaborates across departments
• Explores possibilities and thinks beyond the obvious
• Able to think beyond own function and consider business priorities holistically

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LightForce Orthodontics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, Protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.