

New · posted Nov 12
TransMedics · Medical Devices
Senior Design Quality Engineer
- Andover, MA
- On-site
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
The role
TransMedics, Inc., headquartered in Andover, MA, is revolutionizing organ care. With the goal of bringing new life to organ transplant, the pioneering Organ Care System (OCS™) was developed to address the major limitations of the current standard of care, cold storage. The OCS System serves as a portable, miniature intensive care unit that helps preserve donor organs in a near-physiologic state during transport. Unlike traditional cold-storage methods, the OCS System features ex-vivo, warm perfusion, and provides the means to monitor organ health, so that transplant patients can experience better outcomes. The only multi-organ platform, with the largest body of clinical evidence, the OCS System is designed to increase utilization and transplant volumes so that more transplantable organs can be made available worldwide. The Organ Care System is nothing less than a paradigm shift that can help transform organ preservation and optimization so that more patients can benefit from life-saving transplant procedures.
The Senior Design Quality Engineer to join our team in Andover, MA. The Senior Design Quality Engineer role plays a critical role in ensuring medical devices meet safety, effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and business requirements throughout the design and development process. Reporting into the Quality Department, the Senior Design Quality Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams supporting New Product Development and Sustaining Engineering projects for complex electromechanical medical devices, with a key focus on Software (embedded and standalone). The Senior Design Quality Engineer will provide input to the project teams for project decisions and development activities, ensuring the execution of design control and risk management activities in accordance with internal procedures and applicable standards/regulations.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other scientific or related field
- 8+ years experience in medical device or relevant regulated industry
- Strong knowledge of design control, risk management, and regulatory requirements (FDA, EU MDR, ISO 13485, ISO 14971)
- Working knowledge of design development and application of risk management
- Medical device software development and/or testing experience with compliance to 62304 and FDA guidelines
- Ability to organize and prioritize workflow across multiple projects
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills working in a cross-functional team
- Excel in an environment that embraces teamwork, change, risk-based decision-making and flexibility
TransMedics is committed to equitable and transparent compensation. The expected base salary range for this role is $93,300 - $132,900 which represents the company’s current good-faith estimate of compensation for this position. Actual salary will depend on factors such as, but not limited to, candidate experience, qualifications, skills, and the specific work location. This role may also be eligible for bonuses, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, retirement savings, paid time off, and wellness resources). We comply with all U.S. pay transparency laws and do not request or consider salary history.
What you'll do
- This position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Ensure design controls process for the projects meets applicable regulatory, corporate, and customer QMS requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, manufacturing, project managers, and regulatory
- Support new product development and sustaining projects for complex electrical/mechanical systems with software and disposables, with a key focus on Software in a medical device and embedded Software
- Provide quality input to product user needs, requirements, and specifications
- Provide quality input to critical to quality specifications
- Support development of engineering design documentation
- Support design and process verification and validations activities such as protocols, test cases, reports and resolution of issues identified during testing
- Support design reviews and development of the design history file
- Drive overall risk management process, including System Risk Analyses, FMEAs, risk controls and verification of effectiveness
- Provide quality input for Cybersecurity and Software Safety assessments
- Support Design Transfer activities
- Assist in preparation for regulatory submissions and provide support during audits and inspections
- Apply sound, systemic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues
- Provide quality input and evaluation for Test Method Validations and Software Tool Validations
- Provide support during Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities and manage CAPAs when necessary
- Drive enhancements and continuous improvements to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Improve knowledge of design controls, risk management, testing, statistics, and design verification / validation
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior engineers
- Perform other Quality Systems related duties as required
- Perform other TransMedics tasks and duties as assigned/required.
Pay
$93,300 – $132,900 a year
Employer providedMedical with Health Reimbursement Account through Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MA
Dental
Vision
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
401K Plan
Pet insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Where you'll work
Andover, MAOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
More jobs in Andover, MAEqual opportunity, accessibility and legal noticesTransMedics's statements, word for word
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
TransMedics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 12, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 12% below the US median for Design Quality & Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in Massachusetts9 roles publishing pay
Senior & Principal roles in the US50 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $93,300 | — | $132,900 |
| Massachusetts (middle half) | $113,000 | $117,000 | $133,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $114,125 | $128,000 | $134,750 |
This role: TransMedics's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Design Quality & Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 12, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Design Quality & Assurance
The general path across 77 open Design Quality & Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not TransMedics's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 26 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Quality systems and risk8
- Lab testing and methods6
- Data and digital systems6
- Collaboration and leadership6
- Documentation and SOPs4
- GMP and compliance3
- Validation and qualification3
- Regulatory submissions2
- Investigations and CAPA1
- Clinical trial conduct1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules, regulations and standards behind this role
The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Design Quality & Assurance work in medical devices, led by the four this posting names, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.
- ISOISO 14971(official source, opens in a new tab)Application of risk management to medical devicesNamed in the posting
- ISOISO 13485(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems for medical devicesNamed in the posting
- IECIEC 62304(official source, opens in a new tab)Software life cycle processes for medical device softwareNamed in the posting
- EUEU MDR (Regulation 2017/745)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU Medical Device Regulation: CE marking, technical documentation, vigilanceNamed in the posting
- FDA21 CFR Part 820 (QMSR)(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA quality management system regulation for medical devices, aligned with ISO 13485
- IECIEC 62366-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Application of usability engineering to medical devices
- FDAFDA cybersecurity in medical devices(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality system considerations and premarket content for device cybersecurity
- ISOISO 19011(official source, opens in a new tab)Guidelines for auditing management systems
- FDAFDA human factors guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Applying human factors and usability engineering to medical devices
- IECIEC 60601-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment
- ISOISO 10993-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Biological evaluation of medical devices within a risk management process
- FDAFDA 510(k)(official source, opens in a new tab)Premarket notification: showing substantial equivalence to a legally marketed device
- FDA21 CFR Part 814(official source, opens in a new tab)Premarket approval of class III medical devices
- FDAFDA Computer Software Assurance(official source, opens in a new tab)Risk-based assurance for production and quality system software
- ISOISO 11607-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices
- ASTMASTM F1980(official source, opens in a new tab)Accelerated aging of sterile barrier systems and medical devices
Company hiring pulse
TransMedics on Regulatory Jobs
- 8
- Open roles
- 8
- Distinct roles
- 1
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality6 75%
- Regulatory1 13%
- Clinical1 13%
By level
- Senior & Principal3 38%
- Associate & Specialist3 38%
- Manager2 25%
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Senior Design Quality Engineer at TransMedics
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