Supplier Quality Engineer II

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges.

With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing whatever your ambitions.

About this role :

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This Supplier Quality Engineer role 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, this role will support global sourcing, manufacturing operations, and global quality systems by participating in global communities of practice and value improvement projects.

The Arden Hills Supplier Quality Engineering team is looking for high-energy, driven, passionate people, looking to not just change jobs, but start an amazing career!

Your responsibilities will include :

• Drives improvement and corrective actions in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers.
• Provides technical support in the selection of suppliers and develops acceptance criteria for materials.
• Monitors supplier performance to drive improvements via supplier corrective actions and support resolving manufacturing yield issues and / or field failures.
• Assesses suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities.
• Develops solutions to a variety of complex problems of diverse scope and complexity where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

Exercises authority and judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

• Plans and organizes non-routine tasks with approval. Initiates or maintains work schedule and priorities. Plans and organizes project assignments and maintains project schedules.
• Works under general direction regarding the direction and progress of projects and special assignments. Independently determines and develops approaches to solutions.

Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to company policies.

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.

• Contributes to the completion of specific programs and projects. Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources.
• In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.

What we're looking for in you :

Minimum requirements :

• BS degree in an Engineering related field, such as : Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar technical degree with 2+ years related experience.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering background preferred.
• Experience in working with mechanical, metal, chemical, plastic or electrical component suppliers.
• Experience working in a medical manufacturing environment.
• Experience with auditing quality systems or experience with ISO13485, ISO9001, and / or TS16949 standards.
• Experience in lean and six sigma methodologies.
• Experience with project management.

Requisition ID : 589653

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and / or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.

Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.

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