Supplier Engineer II - Packaging
About The Position
As part of Global Sourcing, the Supplier Engineer serves as a technical lead for new product development and sustaining activities within metals category. This role works independently, while partnering with cross-functional groups to resolve complex and critical supplier-related issues, evaluate supplier performance, mitigate risks for supplied materials, and drive strategies to support supply chain objectives. The daily work involves serving as a technical leader for projects and interacting cross-functionally to drive execution of material control deliverables according to business needs. Boston Scientific ranked #2 among medical device companies on Forbes America's Best Places to Work for Engineers 2026. Whether your passion lies in systems, software, human factors, or beyond, this is a place where you can grow your career and be part of something bigger—advancing science for life. At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline with at least 2 years of engineering experience
- Experience with supply chain and/or manufacturing operations
- Ability to travel up to 20% globally
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a highly regulated industry (e.g. medical device, healthcare, aerospace or automotive)
- Knowledge of supplier qualification, validation, risk management, and change control processes
- Effective problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Experience leading and managing cross-functional projects
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, or value improvement initiatives
- Organized and detail-oriented with ability to manage priorities
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to manage stakeholder relationships
Responsibilities
- Working with suppliers around the globe to understand manufacturing processes and requirements to ensure repeatable, reproducible quality and reliability
- Partnering Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Quality, R&D, Design Assurance, and Project Management to execute material control deliverables according to program needs, such as purchased material qualification, supplier-driven change assessments, supplier capacity or capability improvement projects, or regulated material compliance assessments
- Serving as the technical lead in Global Sourcing category teams to establish and execute category objectives
- Investigating and evaluating new and existing technologies for use in future products or to improve quality/reliability of current products
- Conducting risk assessments on sourced materials and building installed capacity and capability at suppliers; plan and execute service risk mitigation measures to ensure continuity of components supplied
- Coordinating all phases of supplier engineering work content for projects; communicating emerging issues and recovery action plans with site leadership and stakeholders to gain resources and support
- Identifying and executing material cost reduction projects to meet plant, division, and category goals; influence cross-functional team members to support and drive value improvement projects
- Demonstrating a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance with the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures
Benefits
- Access to the latest tools, information and training
- Support in progressing skills and career
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
