Outset Medical
Senior Software Quality Engineer
San Jose, CA · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$23,744 more — $159,744 — moves this role to Level III and 3 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 $159,744 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Applies knowledge of IEC 62304 to product development and sustaining engineering projects.
- Engage with the development team to align best practices and techniques for automated unit and integration testing.
- Continuously monitor customer feedback and report defects found through defect tracking system, provide necessary information to reproduce the defect to arrive at a solution.
Responsibilities
- Support Software Quality Assurance (SQA) strategy and operational execution plans
- Support Design Verification and Validation planning & execution, including active cross-functional root cause analysis investigation & resolution activities.
- Support departmental effort in CAPA investigation and completion.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Support internal and external audits
- Support additional activities, as assigned
- Drive to assigned objectives which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements across the business and quality management system.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in the Quality Engineering discipline.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer or Engineering Science, Electrical or Software Engineering (or similar) is required.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Certified Quality Engineer a plus.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Compensation
- SF Bay Area Salary Range
Benefits
- Develop and execute system related verification and validation plans and protocols, and test reports for medical and non-medical device software.
Company info
- Company Overview
- Join us for an enriching journey with Outset, a trailblazing medical device company that is revolutionizing the field of dialysis.
- Our focus is to create one high performing team, obsessed with progress, in an atmosphere that is brimming with transformative opportunities.
- The heart of our mission is pioneering a groundbreaking technology that redefines the landscape of dialysis, streamlining complexity and cost, because patients deserve "better" now, not some day.
- At Outset we're revolutionizing an industry and changing lives.
- We're impacting what the future of dialysis looks like by creating a first-of-its-kind technology in order to reduce the cost and complexity of dialysis.
- FDA cleared for use across care settings, from the hospital to the clinic to the home, the Tablo® Hemodialysis System harnesses modern technology for a new holistic approach to dialysis care.
- We're giving providers time back to focus on patient care.
- And we're giving patients the power to take control of their life and get back to enjoying the things they love.
- Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
- Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
Equal opportunity
- Outset Medical is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, age, or any other protected status set forth in federal, state, or local laws.
- This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.
This listing is sourced directly from Outset Medical's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.