Penumbra

Penumbra

Development Quality Engineer I

Alameda, CA

Sponsorship not specified$80k-$105kDetected 8 days ago
StatisticsExcelProcess ImprovementIntellectual PropertyMedical DevicesCommunicationMicrosoft Office

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odds of building a lasting career here

50Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level II)66
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). 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$96,0961 entry
Level II$117,6242 entries
Level III$139,1313 entries
Level IV$160,6594 entries

The bottom of this range ($80,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $96,096. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Industrial Engineers (17-2112) · 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 filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 3 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

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

  • Help products safely and efficiently get to market by following standards and procedures to analyze situations and data from which conclusions can be readily obtained.
  • Penumbra, Inc., headquartered in Alameda, California, is a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies.
  • Penumbra sells its products to hospitals and healthcare providers primarily through its direct sales organization in the United States, most of Europe, Canada, and Australia, and through distributors in select international markets.

Requirements

  • Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with employees at all levels on a daily basis.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with QSR, ISO and other applicable regulations and laws required
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • General office, laboratory, and cleanroom environments
  • Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens
  • Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds
  • Must be able to move between buildings and floors.
  • Must be able to remain stationary and use a computer or other standard office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine, for an extensive period of time each day.

Compensation

  • $80,000 to $105,000
  • 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 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.