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QA Engineer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations because they require a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before sponsoring you, certifying the role meets prevailing wage requirements for your work location.
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Get Access To All JobsWhy join Stryker?
Looking for a place that values your unique talents? Discover Stryker's award-winning culture.
We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.
Job description
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits.
Stryker is hiring an Senior Quality Assurance Manager - Surgical Support & Post Market in San Jose, CA supporting our Endoscopy division, who will provide strategic leadership for quality activities across the Endoscopy business, supporting both product lifecycle management and post-market quality performance. This role is responsible for driving quality excellence, regulatory compliance, customer-focused outcomes, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering closely with cross-functional leaders across R&D, Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial teams. The Senior Manager will lead a high-performing team, leverage quality and reliability data to influence business decisions, and ensure the effective execution of quality strategies that support product performance, patient safety, and organizational objectives.
What you will do:
- Lead Quality Assurance support for legacy surgical device portfolios, overseeing new product development, post-market quality, and lifecycle management across the Endoscopy business.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to define quality strategy, establish key performance metrics, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
- Provide strategic direction for post-market surveillance and customer-focused quality initiatives, leveraging data-driven insights to influence business decisions and risk mitigation activities.
- Monitor, analyze, and communicate product quality and reliability trends to senior leadership, driving proactive actions and executive-level reviews to ensure sustained product performance.
- Lead resolution of complex quality issues by chairing cross-functional review boards, overseeing engineering change assessments, and ensuring robust risk analysis and verification activities.
- Ensure compliance with global regulatory and quality system requirements, including FDA and international standards, while supporting regulatory inspections and external audits.
- Evaluate and improve quality system processes, driving corrective and preventive actions and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Build, lead, and develop high-performing teams through talent acquisition, coaching, performance management, workforce planning, and accountability for achieving organizational objectives.
What you need
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (medical device, pharmaceutical, biomedical, or automotive).
- Minimum of 4+ years of people leadership experience, including team development, performance management, and talent acquisition.
- Experience supporting product quality throughout the product lifecycle, including post-market quality, customer quality, quality engineering, and/or manufacturing quality.
- Demonstrated application of quality and risk management tools, including Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), CAPA, and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Experience supporting compliance with Quality Systems and regulatory requirements, including FDA regulations, audits, inspections, and/or international quality standards.
- Experience leading cross-functional quality initiatives, process improvements, or quality system enhancements across multiple functions, products, or sites.
Preferred
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) and/or ASQ Quality Engineer certification preferred.
Compensation
- Salary Range: $176,300 - $293,700 USD Annual
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
Why join Stryker?
Looking for a place that values your unique talents? Discover Stryker's award-winning culture.
We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.
Job description
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits.
Stryker is hiring an Senior Quality Assurance Manager - Surgical Support & Post Market in San Jose, CA supporting our Endoscopy division, who will provide strategic leadership for quality activities across the Endoscopy business, supporting both product lifecycle management and post-market quality performance. This role is responsible for driving quality excellence, regulatory compliance, customer-focused outcomes, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering closely with cross-functional leaders across R&D, Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial teams. The Senior Manager will lead a high-performing team, leverage quality and reliability data to influence business decisions, and ensure the effective execution of quality strategies that support product performance, patient safety, and organizational objectives.
What you will do:
- Lead Quality Assurance support for legacy surgical device portfolios, overseeing new product development, post-market quality, and lifecycle management across the Endoscopy business.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to define quality strategy, establish key performance metrics, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
- Provide strategic direction for post-market surveillance and customer-focused quality initiatives, leveraging data-driven insights to influence business decisions and risk mitigation activities.
- Monitor, analyze, and communicate product quality and reliability trends to senior leadership, driving proactive actions and executive-level reviews to ensure sustained product performance.
- Lead resolution of complex quality issues by chairing cross-functional review boards, overseeing engineering change assessments, and ensuring robust risk analysis and verification activities.
- Ensure compliance with global regulatory and quality system requirements, including FDA and international standards, while supporting regulatory inspections and external audits.
- Evaluate and improve quality system processes, driving corrective and preventive actions and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Build, lead, and develop high-performing teams through talent acquisition, coaching, performance management, workforce planning, and accountability for achieving organizational objectives.
What you need
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (medical device, pharmaceutical, biomedical, or automotive).
- Minimum of 4+ years of people leadership experience, including team development, performance management, and talent acquisition.
- Experience supporting product quality throughout the product lifecycle, including post-market quality, customer quality, quality engineering, and/or manufacturing quality.
- Demonstrated application of quality and risk management tools, including Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), CAPA, and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Experience supporting compliance with Quality Systems and regulatory requirements, including FDA regulations, audits, inspections, and/or international quality standards.
- Experience leading cross-functional quality initiatives, process improvements, or quality system enhancements across multiple functions, products, or sites.
Preferred
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) and/or ASQ Quality Engineer certification preferred.
Compensation
- Salary Range: $176,300 - $293,700 USD Annual
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a QA Engineer
Map your degree to the SOC code
USCIS evaluates whether your degree field directly relates to QA Engineering. Pull the O*NET profile for Software Quality Assurance Analysts to confirm the standard education requirements before an employer files your LCA.
Filter employers by LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to search QA Engineer roles at employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filings. This surfaces companies that have already cleared DOL certification for this specific occupation, not just companies open to sponsorship in theory.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your location and job level. Run your title and metro area through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer conversation so you know the wage floor USCIS will scrutinize.
Clarify specialty occupation in your offer letter
QA Engineer petitions face RFEs when the job description is too broad. Ask your employer to specify that the role requires a bachelor's degree in a directly related technical field, not just any degree, in both the offer letter and I-129 support documentation.
Account for cap-gap if transitioning from F-1 OPT
If your OPT expires between April 1 and October 1, cap-gap rules extend your work authorization until your H-1B start date. Confirm your employer's HR team knows your status continues automatically so your QA role isn't paused while USCIS processes the petition.
Request premium processing for time-sensitive projects
USCIS offers premium processing for I-129 petitions, guaranteeing a decision within a set business-day window. If your employer is onboarding you for a sprint cycle or product launch, premium processing eliminates the uncertainty of standard adjudication timelines.
H-1B Visa QA Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a QA Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a closely related technical field. Roles where any degree is acceptable, regardless of field, are vulnerable to USCIS specialty occupation challenges. Your employer should document in the I-129 petition that the specific degree field is a standard industry requirement for the role.
How do I find employers who have already sponsored H-1B visas for QA Engineers?
Migrate Mate filters QA Engineer job listings by employer LCA filing history, showing you companies that have already filed Labor Condition Applications with DOL for this occupation. This is more reliable than asking recruiters, since LCA data is publicly disclosed and reflects actual filing activity rather than stated sponsorship policies.
Can a QA Engineer on OPT work for a company while their H-1B petition is pending?
Yes, if your employer files your H-1B petition before your OPT expires and USCIS selects you in the cap lottery, cap-gap automatically extends your F-1 work authorization until October 1. You can continue in your QA role during this period without interruption, provided your employer filed a timely petition and your OPT was still valid at the time of filing.
What happens to my H-1B status if I switch from a QA Engineer role to a software developer role at the same company?
A material change in job duties, title, or SOC code requires your employer to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before you begin the new role. A QA Engineer and a software developer occupy different Standard Occupational Classification codes, so the amendment is required even if your salary and location stay the same. Working in the new role before the amended petition is filed puts your status at risk.
Does my employer need to be E-Verify enrolled to sponsor my H-1B as a QA Engineer?
E-Verify enrollment isn't required for standard H-1B sponsorship. It becomes mandatory if you're on a STEM OPT extension transitioning to H-1B and your employer wants to remain a qualifying STEM OPT employer. USCIS's H-1B rules don't condition cap-subject petition filing on E-Verify participation, but some federal contractors are required to enroll regardless of visa type.