Quality Engineer

At CMR Surgical, we're revolutionising the future of minimal access surgery with Versius, our next-generation surgical robotic system. We're growing fast, and we’re on a mission to transform how surgery is delivered globally—for the benefit of patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems.

Our values—Ambitious, Humble, People-Focused, and Fair & Responsible—define our approach to innovation, partnership, and growth. If you believe in making a meaningful difference in healthcare and want to be part of a purpose-driven company with bold ambitions, now is the time to join us.

CMR is an exciting and evolving company to be joining right now. Our commitment to our goal of building a world-class medical devices company is underpinned by the ground-breaking innovation of our next generation of surgical robots and a diverse team of talented and supportive individuals.

We’re breaking new ground which makes working here exciting, it provides autonomy, opportunity and makes the things you do visible. Come and join us and see what you’re capable of.

About the Role

The CAPA Engineer role within CMR Surgical (CMR) is a key position contributing to our ongoing commitment to quality management. As a member of the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) team, you will play a crucial role in facilitating CAPA processes, fostering continuous improvement, and ensuring the effectiveness of our corrective action initiatives. Additionally, this role involves providing support for quality system activities and internal and external auditing activities.

This position is a hybrid role, with the expectation of at least 3 days a week in our Cambridge office.

Responsibilities

• Independently facilitate internal CAPA activities, supporting in-depth root cause analysis investigations to identify underlying issues within processes.
• Addressing quality issues and ensuring the effective implementation of corrective actions.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to implement and monitor CAPA processes across all CMR departments.
• Drive internal process improvement initiatives, aiming to enhance overall quality, operational efficiency, improving customer experience and reducing risk.
• Cultivate a positive Culture of Quality and Continuous Improvement within CMR, providing guidance and support to teams involved in CAPA activities.
• Provide support for external audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Provide support internal audit activities, to ensure effective evaluation of processes and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Utilise leadership and facilitation skills to train and guide teams through CAPA processes and tools, ensuring timely resolution of CAPA including escalation to senior leadership where necessary.

We’d expect you to be willing to turn your hand to anything within the Quality Assurance Team remit that helps the team deliver its objectives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have/be:

• Knowledge of ISO 13485 and ISO 14971.
• principles in the context of CAPA.
• Knowledge and use of Root Cause Analysis methodologies such as 3x5 Whys, Ishikawa, 8D. Excellent leadership and facilitation skills.
• Effective internal-communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Strong drive for personal development.

Quality and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a regulated industry, such as pharmaceuticals or medical devices. Familiarity with regulatory requirements (EU MDR and FDA).
• Proven experience in CAPA facilitation, process improvement and supporting internal / external audits.
• Demonstrated success in driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a bonus, non-contributory pension, private healthcare, generous annual leave allowance and enhanced global parental leave pay.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!

This role requires candidates to have eligibility to work within the UK.

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