Quality Engineer (Hardware & Production), Remote, Portugal Residents only

at  SWORD Health

Sword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain as the world’s first and only end-to-end platform to predict, prevent and treat pain.
Delivering a 62% reduction in pain and a 60% reduction in surgery intent, at Sword, we are using technology to save millions for our 2,500+ enterprise clients across three continents. Today, we hold the majority of industry patents, win 70% of competitive evaluations, and have raised more than $300 million from top venture firms like Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Khosla Ventures.
Recognized as a Forbes Best Startup Employer in 2023, this award highlights our focus on being a destination for the best and brightest talent. Not only have we experienced unprecedented growth since our market debut in 2020, but we’ve also created a remarkable mission and value-driven environment that is loved by our growing team. With a recent valuation of $2 billion, we are in a phase of hyper growth and expansion, and we’re looking for individuals with passion, commitment, and energy to help us scale our impact.
Joining Sword Health means committing to a set of core values, chief amongst them to “do it for the patients” every day, and to always “deliver more than expected” on behalf of our members and clients.
This is an opportunity for you to make a significant difference on a massive scale as you work alongside 800+ (and growing!) talented colleagues, spanning two continents. Your charge? To help us build a pain-free world, powered by technology, enhanced by people — accessible to all.

INTRODUCTION :

SWORD Health is a health care company that provides virtual and digital physical therapy. Sword is committed to providing high-quality medical devices (SW and HW) that improve patient outcome and safety. As part of our ongoing commitment to excellence, we are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Quality Engineer (Hardware & Production).
Reporting to the Sr. QARA Director, as Quality Engineer (Hardware & Production), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and regulatory compliance of the hardware components of medical devices and in ensuring quality throughout the production lines. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including research & systems, hardware development, supply chain, and production regulatory affairs, to uphold the highest standards of safety and effectiveness.

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in Quality Engineering (Hardware and/or Production) or a related role within the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in medical device new product development preferred.Work experience in medical devices, including QMS, CAPA, Document control is required.
• Familiarity with relevant quality standards and regulations: Quality Management System ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR 820.30, IEC 14971 Risk Management.
• Experience with risk management methodologies (e.g. FMEA) and with statistical analytical tools.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in root cause analysis techniques
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing certification is preferred.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Fluent in English

WHO WE ARE:

Each year, 2 billion people across the world are limited by physical pain. By helping people live without pain, they are free to do the things they love most with the people they love—and never miss a moment. This is what we do. We create and design new technologies to solve one of the biggest problems in healthcare: taking care of our Physical Health. Sword Health is the world’s fastest growing digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care provider on a bold mission to free two billion people from acute, chronic, and post-surgical physical pain. Our customers include some of the most progressive Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as well as over +1400 other established businesses across the world.
The Sword program allows members to complete a personalized physical therapy program from the comfort of home, with continued support and supervision from one of our talented Sword specialists. Sword’s personalized care is more effective than traditional standards of care, and has proven to deliver best-in-class clinical results. Since breaking into the market less than three years ago, Sword has worked with insurers, health systems, and employers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia to make high quality musculoskeletal care accessible to everyone.
This is an opportunity to join Sword during a time of hyper growth and expansion. After our recent $2bn valuation, we’re excited to continue accelerating our impact by scaling with high caliber people with passion, commitment and energy to create and deliver technologies, services and products that drive human progress forward.
We welcome you to join our mission, to make a difference on a grand scale and play a pivotal role with a global team at Sword– working alongside great people pioneering novel products and cutting edge technologies.