Quality Engineer

Ithaca, NY - Onsite Position, FT

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team at the intersection of biotech and medical device innovation, based in Ithaca, NY. Known for its scenic beauty, strong academic presence, and collaborative community, Ithaca offers a unique backdrop for professionals who want both meaningful work and a high quality of life. This role sits at the core of the organization’s global quality function, supporting the integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement of critical systems that directly impact product performance and patient outcomes.

In this Quality Engineer position, you’ll play a key role in strengthening quality processes, partnering cross-functionally with manufacturing, engineering, and regulatory teams to ensure products meet rigorous standards. The environment is fast-paced but thoughtful, with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and team collaboration. It’s an ideal fit for someone who enjoys balancing hands-on problem solving with strategic quality initiatives, and who wants to be part of a company that is genuinely invested in both innovation and doing things the right way.

Duties:

• Lead and coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), including root cause investigations, effectiveness checks, execution, and associated training.
• Oversee quality activities to ensure compliance of incoming raw materials, work-in-process, and finished products
• Maintain and manage technical documentation and product data, support reporting needs for operations, and assist with the rollout of updated processes and procedures
• Monitor performance trends and implement improvements to ensure products consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements (ISO, FDA, MDR, etc)
• Promote a safe work environment by identifying, assessing, and resolving quality and safety concerns.
• Review and investigate customer complaints, compile data and document findings.
• Communicate supplier and internal quality problems and analyze corrective data.
• Participate in internal and external audits, document findings within the quality management system (QMS), and ensure timely follow-through on corrective actions in alignment with applicable regulatory standards.
• Manage technical product information across departments, data management and reporting for manufacturing departments, update and implement any new operating policies and procedures
• Drive and support continuous improvement efforts across quality systems, while partnering with other teams on broader improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required
• 2+ years of Quality Engineering experience required
• Experience with ISO regulations

Hannah Quanbeck, Director

315-948-3430 (call/text)

[email protected]

This is a full time permanent position, direct placement. This is an onsite role offering a salary and full benefits, and may be eligible for incentive compensation. This position offers a compensation range between 65k – 85k base salary but is subject to adjustment according to experience level. This position is eligible for full benefits (health, vacation, 401k, sick time, etc). Compensation is based on level of candidate experience. Duties listed above are not all encompassing and are subject to change per managers instruction.