Hybrid Principal Design Quality Engineer

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About the role

  • Principal Design Quality Engineer contributing to the compliance of medical software devices at Cleerly. Leading design quality engineering in the development and oversight of QMS and regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the design quality engineering lead on software development project teams, providing guidance and oversight to ensure compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS) and external regulations.
  • Review and approve design and development documentation, including user needs, requirements specifications, software architecture, and verification & validation (V&V) plans, protocols, and reports.
  • Ensure all design control activities are compliant with ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and FDA 21 CFR Part 820.
  • Facilitate, document, and maintain risk management activities according to ISO 14971 throughout the product lifecycle, from initial concept through post-market surveillance.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure test methodologies are robust, effective, and well-documented for verifying and validating the software medical device.
  • Maintain the Design History File (DHF) for assigned projects, ensuring they are complete, accurate, and ready for audits and regulatory inspections.
  • Provide quality oversight for the software development lifecycle (SDLC) within an agile development environment, ensuring quality is built into the process.
  • Participate in design reviews, technical reviews, and other project meetings to ensure quality considerations are addressed and integrated.
  • Participate in software issue triage to determine risk of issues to the medical device and aid in development prioritization.
  • Support the investigation of design-related complaints and contribute to Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities as required.
  • Team leader who, in conjunction with management, designs and drives team-wide and company-wide training in the above areas.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related engineering discipline.
  • 12+ years of experience in a Design Quality or Quality Engineering role within the medical device industry, with a strong focus on software as a medical device (SaMD).
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a high degree of attention to detail.
  • In-depth, practical knowledge of ISO 13485, with extensive experience in Product Realization processes.
  • Proven experience applying IEC 62304 (Medical device software - software life cycle processes) and ISO 14971 (Application of risk management to medical devices).
  • Strong understanding of FDA Quality System Regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and familiarity with other global medical device regulations (e.g., EU MDR).
  • Hands-on experience with modern software development and testing tools such as GitHub for source control, TestRail for test case management, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, remote teams.
  • ASQ certification (e.g., CSQE, CQE) is a plus.
  • Travel to Cleerly’s office locations is expected (Denver, New York) approximately twice per year.

Benefits

  • 15% target annual bonus
  • stock options
  • paid benefits
  • employee perks

Job title

Principal Design Quality Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$166,000 - $184,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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