Senior Engineer, Design Assurance

Jobgether SRL; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement culture

Meaningful work contributing to safety

Job summary

Jobgether SRL in Bengaluru, India, seeks a Senior Engineer, Design Assurance to ensure medical devices stay safe, effective, and compliant throughout their lifecycle. You will work with engineering, regulatory, clinical, and manufacturing teams to maintain design integrity and support continuous product improvement.

You will manage DHF, perform DHF audits, review PDRs and V&V activities, lead risk management updates, and help ensure compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Quality Engineering within medical devices, focusing on design quality or design assurance.
• Strong knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and their application to development.
• Experience maintaining DHF, DFMEA, UFMEA, PFMEA and V&V documentation.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings with GD&T and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain DHF documentation to be complete, traceable, and compliant.
• Conduct DHF audits to support regulatory compliance.
• Review and approve design requirements, PDRs, matrices, and ECOs with V&V plans.
• Collaborate across functions to maintain risk management files and update risks with design changes.
• Review TMV protocols and reports, including Gage R&R.
• Monitor post-market feedback and prepare PMS reports.
• Investigate NCRs, perform root cause analysis, support CAPA.
• Provide design quality guidance to engineering and stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement for quality, risk, and regulatory readiness.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering

Six Sigma Green Belt / CQE certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Engineer, Design Assurance based in India.

Join a quality-focused engineering team dedicated to advancing medical technology and improving patient safety. As a Senior Engineer, Design Assurance, you will help ensure that medical devices remain safe, effective, reliable, and compliant throughout their lifecycle. You will work closely with engineering, regulatory, clinical, and manufacturing teams to maintain design integrity and support continuous product improvement. The role combines design quality engineering, risk management, verification and validation, and post-market performance monitoring. You will play a key role in maintaining design documentation, evaluating product changes, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Working in a collaborative, on-site environment in Bengaluru, you will contribute to robust quality systems and dependable medical device performance. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced quality professional who wants to apply technical expertise to meaningful healthcare innovations.

Accountabilities

• Manage and maintain Design History Files (DHF), ensuring documentation is complete, accurate, traceable, and compliant with applicable quality requirements.
• Conduct regular DHF audits to identify gaps, maintain documentation integrity, and support ongoing regulatory compliance.
• Review and approve design requirements, Product Design Reviews (PDR), requirements matrices, and engineering change orders, ensuring appropriate verification and validation (V&V) activities are defined and completed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop, review, and maintain risk management files and related documentation, including ensuring risk assessments are updated alongside design changes.
• Review and approve Test Method Validation (TMV) protocols and reports, including Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (Gage R&R), to confirm measurement systems are reliable before V&V execution.
• Monitor post-market feedback for early-stage products, assess field performance, and prepare Post-Market Surveillance (PMS) reports and field feedback reviews.
• Investigate nonconformance reports (NCRs), perform root cause analysis, and support corrective actions and continuous quality improvement.
• Provide design quality guidance to engineering and other stakeholders, promoting compliance with established design controls and quality management processes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen product quality, risk management, and regulatory readiness.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in Quality Engineering within the medical device industry, specifically in Design Quality or Design Assurance.
• Strong working knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971 requirements and their application to medical device development.
• Demonstrated experience creating, reviewing, and maintaining Design History Files (DHF), risk management documentation, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Use Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (UFMEA), and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).
• Experience reviewing verification and validation (V&V) protocols and reports, as well as Test Method Validation documentation, including Gage R&R studies.
• Strong ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles.
• Experience investigating nonconformances, conducting root cause analysis, and supporting quality improvement activities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and technical documentation.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally on occasion.

Preferred qualifications:

• Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) credential.
• A bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package designed to support employee health, financial security, and overall well-being.
• Healthcare benefits and other employee support programs, with specific offerings determined by location.
• Paid time off to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
• Professional development opportunities in medical device quality engineering, design assurance, and regulatory compliance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, regulatory, clinical, and manufacturing professionals.
• Continuous improvement culture that encourages innovation, knowledge sharing, and the development of technical expertise.
• Meaningful work contributing to the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of medical technologies that support patient care.