Penumbra

Penumbra

Sr Quality Engineer - Electronics

Alameda, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$125k-$175kDetected 30 days ago
StatisticsProject ManagementAuditingPerformance ManagementIntellectual PropertyFDA RegulatoryMedical Devices

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odds of building a lasting career here

57Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level I · 1×
Level I$108,8461 entry
Level II$138,5282 entries
Level III$168,1893 entries
Level IV$197,8704 entries

$13,528 more$138,528 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $138,528 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Electronics Engineers, Except Computer" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (17-2072) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

Employer immigration record

from this employer's Department of Labor filings

Green-card intent detected

Penumbra, Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Information Security Analysts in Alameda, CALIFORNIA on 2026-06-22. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 14 days (2026-09-19), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.

Green-card follow-through: 67%

Of 6 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 2 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 491 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

8 transfer filings in the last year, covering 8 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 8 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • General Summary The Senior Quality Engineer role is for a fully qualified engineer in all conventional aspects and functional areas.
  • Plan and conduct work requiring judgment and independent evaluation along with selection and adaptation or modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
  • Devise new approaches to problems encountered.

Compensation

  • $125,000 to $175,000 We offer a competitive compensation package plus a benefits and equity program, when applicable.
  • Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.

Benefits

  • Penumbra, Inc., headquartered in Alameda, California, is a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies.
  • Penumbra designs, develops, manufactures, and markets novel products and has a broad portfolio that addresses challenging medical conditions in markets with significant unmet need.

Equal opportunity

  • For additional information on Penumbra's commitment to being an equal opportunity employer, please see Penumbra's AAP Policy Statement.

This listing is sourced directly from Penumbra's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.