Design Quality Engineer 1

Posted 10 Days Ago
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Coimbra
In-Office
Entry level
Healthtech • Biotech
The Role
The Design Quality Engineer will support product development by collaborating with the quality team, ensuring compliance with design controls, conducting testing, and documenting processes to improve medical technology.
Summary Generated by Built In
Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
Join us in Coimbra as a Design Quality Engineer 1 and help shape the future of medical technology. This is your opportunity to grow your career in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment where innovation meets impact.
What will you be doing?
You’ll be part of our Quality team, supporting the development of new hardware and software products that improve lives. Working closely with senior quality engineers, you’ll help shape project plans, contribute to design control and risk management activities, and ensure our products meet the highest standards. From design verification and validation to usability testing and documentation, you’ll be involved in every step of the product journey. You’ll also collaborate with cross-functional teams and gain hands-on experience in manufacturing quality processes.
What will you need to be successful?
Success in this role means being curious, collaborative and committed to quality. You’ll be learning from experienced professionals while contributing your own ideas and energy.
  • A bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
  • 0–3 years of experience in quality engineering, ideally within the medical device industry
  • Strong time management and communication skills
  • A proactive approach to learning and working across teams
You. Unlimited.
We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.
Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving on inclusion and belonging. Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website www.smith-nephew.com
Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension schemes, Save As You Earn share options.
Work/Life Balance: Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays and paid volunteering hours so we can give back to our communities.
Your Wellbeing: Private health and dental plans, healthcare cash plans, income protection, life assurance and much more.
Flexibility: Hybrid working model (for most professional roles).
Training: Hands-on, team-customised, mentorship.
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The Company
Andover, MA
15,318 Employees

What We Do

Smith+Nephew is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential.

From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Nephew a unique place.

Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart.

Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude, we work together to win..

We’re a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities.

Together, we fulfill our shared purpose of Life Unlimited.

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