General Summary
Join our innovative team as a Senior Quality Electrical Engineer, where you'll play a vital role in enhancing medical device quality standards. In this fully qualified position, you'll conduct and lead engineering tasks requiring independent evaluation, adaptation of techniques, and innovative problem-solving approaches. Your expertise will be crucial in establishing and maintaining quality standards in manufacturing, monitoring design control, and delivering essential quality assurance support.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to the development and qualification activities for both new and existing medical products.
- Coordinate with project teams to ensure quality integration during the design, development, and continuous improvement phases.
- Validate PCB functions against design specifications while ensuring power and signal integrity margins.
- Document and track critical PCB hardware issues, providing effective updates to all stakeholders.
- Engage in engineering tasks that may involve intricate design requirements and coordination challenges.
- Develop inspection, testing, and evaluation methods for equipment precision and accuracy.
- Establish and validate measurement methodologies.
- Monitor design control compliance with regulatory and industry standards, maintaining success measurement systems.
- Support development projects with a focus on quality assurance.
- Analyze product reports and returns, recommending corrective and preventive measures.
- Perform statistical analyses to determine accountability for products not meeting standards.
- Contribute to Non-Conformance Report (NCR) and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) boards as necessary.
- Facilitate Quality System Regulation (QSR) training.
- Assist during FDA inspections, FDB inspections, and notified body audits.
- Develop standard operating procedures and prepare documentation for testing and inspection processes.
- Manage and develop team members, providing ongoing feedback and performance reviews.
- Adhere strictly to our Quality Management System (QMS) and all relevant quality regulations.
- Encourage compliance within the department regarding QMS and regulations.
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Position Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Science, or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience, particularly in quality assurance within the medical devices or regulated industries.Advanced degree preferred.Experience with auditing, design reviews, sterilization, project management, and / or product development is highly desirable.Familiarity with electronic devices and PCBAs; experience with contract-manufactured electromechanical medical devices is a plus.Working Conditions
Work environments include general office, laboratory, and cleanroom settings.Minimal business travel (up to 10%).Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens.Ability to lift and move up to 25 pounds.Capable of moving between buildings and floors.Must remain stationary using a computer or office equipment for extended periods.Must be able to read, write emails, and produce documents or spreadsheets.Capable of navigating the office environment and accessing supplies as needed.Excellent communication skills for effective liaison with employees at all levels.Location and Pay
Headquartered in Alameda, CA. Salary range : $125,000 to $175,000.
What We Offer
Become part of a collaborative team focused on continuous learning and performance rewards. Join us in revolutionizing treatments for some of the world's most challenging medical conditions. We offer a generous benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability insurance, a 401(k) with employer match, an employee stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, eleven paid holidays per year, a minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation that increases with tenure, and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws.
Penumbra, Inc. is a global healthcare company committed to innovative therapies. We design, develop, manufacture, and market novel products addressing significant medical challenges. Our products are sold primarily through a direct sales organization in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia, alongside distributors in select international markets.
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