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Senior Quality Engineer

Surf Search
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/14/2026

Join our cardiovascular EP client's rapidly growing team and help as they embark on an exciting phase of their development! The company is eager to find a talented Quality Engineer to facilitate quality activities. This person will provide engineering support to new product development teams and/or sustaining manufacturing/operation teams. This role ensures products are developed per regulatory requirements, customer expectations, and industry standards.


Requirements of the Senior Quality Engineer:


  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or scientific field with 3 years of Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, or R&D experience
  • Medical Device experience required
  • Hands-on experience with Design Assurance, Design Controls, Design Verification & Validation, and Test Method Development
  • Experience working in the medical device industry
  • Strong working knowledge of risk management and hazard analysis (ISO 14971)
  • Familiarity with IEC 62304 and IEC 62366 (highly preferred)
  • Strong technical writing skills with ability to create protocols, reports, and procedures


Responsibilities of the Senior Quality Engineer:


  • Provide Quality Engineering support across design controls, risk management (ISO 14971), and statistical techniques for medical device products
  • Lead design assurance activities including feasibility testing, verification & validation, process validation, and design transfer
  • Develop, review, and maintain QMS documentation including SOPs, work instructions, risk files, DHF, DMR, labeling, and change control
  • Manage CAPA, nonconformance investigations, supplier qualification, component qualification, and environmental monitoring activities
  • Support manufacturing operations through yield improvement, cost reduction initiatives, equipment qualification, and site transfers
  • Support internal and external audits, regulatory inspections, and corrective action resolution
  • Provide day-to-day quality support and training to cross-functional teams
  • Track and report key quality metrics aligned with business and compliance objectives


Occupational Category: 17-2199.02 Validation Engineers

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