Supplier Engineer III- ExOps
About The Position
As part of the External Operations Team, the Supplier Engineer focusses on sustaining currently released sourced finished medical device (SFMD) product, onboarding newly acquired SFMD products, and supporting new product development activities for finished devices suppliers of Boston Scientific. This role is responsible for designing, developing, validating, and sustain supplier's manufacturing processes, equipment, and systems to meet BSC manufacturing delivery goals while ensuring product quality, and cost. 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 3 years of engineering experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Strong technical acumen and decision-making skills; ability to solve problems and implement solutions
- Experience leading and influencing internal and external teams to drive results
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams to complete projects and tasks
- Ability to travel up to 20% (globally)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering
- Experience with supply chain and/or supplier relationship management
- Experience working in medical device or similarly regulated industry with GDP experience
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively with individuals on all levels
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills; ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities effectively
Responsibilities
- Managing projects for the SFMD product space through continuous improvement activities, cost reduction initiatives, new product onboarding, and new supplier integration
- Collaborating with SFMD suppliers on existing products and new product development activities including process development, validation, capacity analysis, and capability studies; conduct process risk reviews
- Reviewing and managing supplier change requests through the Supplier Change Impact Assessment (SCIA) process; own change notice and approval processes
- Troubleshooting a drive correction action for manufacturing issues related to the designs, materials or processes of new and existing products
- Analyzing test results to provide summarized reports and documentation on findings; make recommendations to technical teams and leadership
- Leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure project success; support value improvement projects (VIP)
- Supporting qualification activities through design and coordinating engineering tests and experiments including DOE; review and provide feedback on SFMD supplier IQ/OQ/PQ, test method validations (ATMV/VTMV), and PFMEA content
- Providing onsite training and guidance to SFMD supplier operators and technicians as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
