Supplier Quality Engineer II

Boston Scientific•Arden Hills, MN

10d•$71,500 - $135,800

About The Position

The Global Sourcing organization at Boston Scientific is a global, passionate team that oversees a diverse network of suppliers providing direct materials for manufacturing. The Supplier Quality Engineer will play a key part in leading performance improvement of suppliers and increasing the supplier's capabilities to consistently meet Boston Scientific's requirements. Additionally, the Supplier Quality Engineer will support global sourcing electronics categories, manufacturing operations, and global quality systems by participating in global communities of practice and value improvement projects.

Requirements

BS degree in electrical, mechanical, or biomedical engineering (or a related technical field)
2 or more years of relevant experience in quality engineering
Ability to work independently; organized and self-driven.
Strong communicator, adept at packaging and appropriately scaling information to the intended audience.
Project management experience, ability to influence cross functional global teams spanning quality, operations, R&D, and sourcing.
Domestic and international travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Capital Equipment or PCBA manufacturing.
Experience in process validation, design controls, risk management, and CAPA.
Experience scaling manufacturing capacity.
Experience in medical device and medical device suppliers.
Experience as lead auditor of quality systems (ISO13485 or similar)
ASQ certification (CQE, CBA, SSGB, SSBB).

Responsibilities

Evaluates supplier caused manufacturing yield issues, incoming quality issues, and field failures and applies sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving the issues.
Works cross-functionally in identifying and resolving technical issues.
Maintains and enhances cross-functional team relationships within the divisions, plants, distribution centers, across the entire BSC network.
Monitors supplier performance to drive improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers.
Reviews and approves supplier corrective action plans and verification of effectiveness documentation.
Assess suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities through direct on-site visits and technical discussions.
Assists in the evaluation of proposed changes at suppliers.
Works in a category team environment to identify opportunities to set up acceptance methods at the suppliers and to consolidate materials at vendors according to category team strategy.
Plans and leads audits of suppliers to assess compliance with regulatory and Boston Scientific requirements, including audit scheduling investigation, and evaluation of audit observation and findings, reporting, follow-up, and confirmation of follow-up actions.
Develops and maintains incoming acceptance methods for materials and trains incoming inspectors to procedures.
Establishes and cultivates a wide range of business relationships to facilitate completion of assignments.
Interacts with suppliers.
Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects.
May lead projects within the department and represent a specialized field in larger project teams.