Quality Assurance Engineer

About AROA
Aroa Biosurgery is a soft-tissue regeneration company that develops, manufactures, sells, and distributes medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft tissue reconstruction. Committed to ‘unlocking regenerative healing for everybody, Aroa’s products make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, surgeons, and clinicians by delivering high quality, simple to use products that significantly improve healing outcomes.

About the role:
We’re looking for a motivated and detail oriented Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Quality team. In this critical role, you’ll provide technical quality oversight across validation, equipment qualification, risk management, and continuous improvement activities ensuring our systems, products, and processes meet the highest standards of compliance and safety. Other key responsibilities include:

• Provide quality oversight and approval of validation activities and documentation.


• Actively engage with production floor processes, equipment, and personnel to ensure quality standards are upheld throughout design transfer and manufacturing.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and effectively support multiple projects, balancing priorities to meet deadlines.


• Serve as a point of contact for QA technical issues, drive root cause analysis, and communicate quality concerns to cross-functional teams.


• Contribute to AROA’s continuous improvement efforts by identifying areas for improvement in product quality and safety

What We’re Looking For:
Ideally, you have a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering and at least 3 years’ experience in Quality Assurance or Validations within the medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industry. An understanding of Quality Management Systems and cGMP is essential, with some previous working knowledge of ISO 13485 and 21 CFR Part 820. Hands-on experience in process validation is must, along with proficiency in technical writing and reviewing documentation for compliance and clarity.

What’s in it for you
Based in Airport Oaks with easy access to the motorway, there is plenty of free parking available around our offices. We also have an onsite gym, exercise classes and celebrations (including taking your birthday off). 

The successful candidate will be working with a diverse and inclusive team that works hard but celebrates and recognises its people. We have a great time doing stuff that’s never been done before! You'll also be working for a mission-led company dedicated to bringing regenerative healing to people around the world. We’re sure that’s something worth being a part of! 

To be considered for this opportunity you must have existing NZ working rights.