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$80k–$130k/yr
Full-time
Posted 1d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Oversee production quality and prototyping with manufacturing partners in China to reduce variation and ensure adherence to specifications. Manage supplier quality, perform inspections, and facilitate technical communication between Canadian engineering teams and Chinese vendors.
Requirements
Requires 5+ years of experience in supplier or manufacturing engineering with a focus on electromechanical products and contract manufacturers. Must be fluent in Mandarin and English, based in Vancouver, and able to travel frequently to China.
Full job description
Location: Vancouver, BC
Travel: Frequent travel to China, including regular visits to manufacturers, vendors, and test labs
Employment type: Full-time
Department: Hardware / Engineering
About the role
MetaOptima is looking for a Vancouver-based Supplier Quality & Manufacturing Engineer to support the production and prototyping of our hardware products with manufacturing partners in China.
This role exists to improve production quality, reduce batch-to-batch and unit-to-unit variation, strengthen technical communication with Chinese manufacturers and vendors, and ensure production follows MetaOptima’s approved specifications, BOMs, drawings, work instructions, test procedures, and change-control processes.
The ideal candidate has strong supplier-quality discipline, practical manufacturing experience, fluent Mandarin, strong professional English, and the ability to work closely with both a Canadian engineering team and Chinese manufacturing partners.
Responsibilities
Supplier quality and factory oversight
Travel to China to support prototype builds, pilot builds, production runs, factory reviews, and shipment inspections.
Verify that production follows approved BOMs, drawings, work instructions, fixtures, software/firmware versions, and inspection criteria.
Detect and escalate unauthorized part substitutions, process changes, rework methods, or configuration changes.
Support supplier qualification, component sample review, and local vendor communication.
Incoming inspection, first-article inspection, and production test
Create, maintain, and execute incoming inspection and production inspection checklists.
Lead or witness first-article inspection for new builds, changed components, changed processes, or new suppliers.
Verify end-of-line testing is completed and documented for each unit.
Review test logs, calibration records, serial numbers, photos/videos, and inspection evidence.
Recommend shipment hold/release based on objective acceptance criteria.
Nonconformance, CAPA, and root cause
Document defects by batch, serial number, severity, suspected root cause, and corrective action.
Support factory-side root-cause analysis using 8D, CAPA, or equivalent methods.
Verify corrective actions in later builds.
Track repeat defects and escalate unresolved or recurring issues.
Provide clear evidence to MetaOptima’s hardware and quality teams.
Configuration and change control
Maintain build-configuration summaries for production batches.
Confirm that units are built to the approved revision of hardware, firmware, work instructions, packaging, and test procedures.
Track proposed supplier, BOM, fixture, tooling, firmware, software, or process changes.
Escalate any undocumented change or deviation before it affects production quality.
Bilingual communication
Communicate directly with Chinese manufacturers, vendors, and test labs in Mandarin.
Translate technical requirements and issues between English and Mandarin.
Produce concise English reports for MetaOptima.
Produce Mandarin technical summaries for manufacturers or vendors when needed.
Join meetings with MetaOptima, manufacturers, vendors, and labs.
Help turn factory-side issues into clear engineering actions and business risks.
Requirements
Based in the Vancouver area and able to travel frequently to China.
Fluent Mandarin and strong professional English.
5+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or production engineering.
Experience with electromechanical products.
Experience working with contract manufacturers.
Able to read BOMs, drawings, assembly instructions, inspection plans, and test procedures.
Experience with incoming inspection, first-article inspection, production testing, nonconformance reporting, root-cause analysis, and CAPA/8D.
Strong documentation discipline.
Comfortable challenging manufacturers professionally and documenting issues clearly.
Able to work independently during overseas supplier visits.
Eligible to travel internationally, including frequent travel to China.
Nice to have
Prior experience working with manufacturers in China, especially Shenzhen, Dongguan, or Guangzhou.
Experience with clinical hardware, medical devices, imaging hardware, robotics, automation, consumer electronics, or precision assembly.
ISO 9001 or ISO 13485 exposure.
Experience with test fixtures, calibration procedures, and end-of-line test systems.
Experience coordinating external test labs.
Familiarity with IEC 60601, EMC, photobiological safety, radio certification, or product safety testing workflows.
Experience with packaging inspection and shipment-readiness checks.
Why Join Us
You’ll play a pivotal role in advancing next-generation imaging technology for dermatology, helping transform how skin is captured, reconstructed, and analyzed worldwide.
If you’re excited to help build clinical-grade imaging technology, we’d love to hear from you.
Related keywords
Supplier QualityManufacturing EngineeringElectromechanicalBOMCAPA8DISO 9001ISO 13485IEC 60601EMCFirst-Article InspectionRoot Cause AnalysisContract ManufacturingShenzhenDongguanGuangzhou
Intelligent Dermatology | Striving to empower patients & care providers with innovative tools for better care outcomes.
Industry
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia
LinkedIn followers
4,122
MetaOptima: empowering users with advanced technologies
MetaOptima is a digital health tech company dedicated to revolutionizing the dermatology and skin care industry with affordable, effective and intelligent tools. In order to provide state-of-the-art care, both medical professionals and their patients should be equipped with advanced tools.
We are proud to offer two products designed to enhance the quality of patient care and organization while streamlining services for maximum efficiency: DermEngine and MoleScope. DermEngine is an intelligent skin analytics platform designed to provide medical experts with smart technologies to enhance workflows, organization and communications. MoleScope is a digital dermoscopic attachment for smartphones/tablets that allows users to take medical grade quality images of their skin.
Here at MetaOptima, we take pride in our bold vision to bring digital healthcare and mobile technologies together to save lives and contribute to better health outcomes. We work hard to build a successful company with strong values and sense of community, as well as create jobs and develop tools that make the world a better place for patients, doctors, and businesses.
Offices: 1050-1185 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4E6, CA · Sydney, NSW, AU · Wilmington, Delaware, US
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