Boston Scientific Supplier Engineer II - Metals 

United States, Minnesota 

310315504

As part of Global Sourcing, the Supplier Engineer supports Metals Category teams with technical aspects such as the development, commercialization, and sustaining of procured medical device materials. This role is responsible for assessing components against requirements and partners with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Process Development and Reliability groups to help develop, evaluate, and troubleshoot components through supplier interactions. The incumbent serves as a technical expert to ensure quality and reliability can be repeated and reproduced throughout the life of products across all divisions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, and process development teams on design requirements for new product development; troubleshoot issues related to the designs, materials or processes of new and existing products
• Engaging with Global Sourcing category teams as a technical lead to establish and execute category objectives
• Working with suppliers to understand manufacturing processes and ensure repeatable and reproducible quality during the life of the product
• Interfacing with suppliers and category team members to investigate supplied material issues or supply constraints; support material cost reduction projects to meet category and divisional goals
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to execute changes initiated by BSC or suppliers; assist with projects to improve processes, supplier capability, capacity, and ensure compliance
• Assisting with identifying emerging issues and implement recovery action plans
• Reviewing and managing supplier change requests through the Supplier Change Impact Assessment (SCIA); execute change notices and approval processes
• Supporting qualification activities through the design and coordination of engineering tests and experiments including DOE; review and provide feedback supplier test method validations, and PFMEA
• Analyzing test results to provide summarized reports and documentation on findings; make recommendations to technical teams and leadership
• Maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented processes and procedures

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or applied science with a minimum of 2 yrs experience
• Ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate with internal and external teams
• Ability to travel up to 20% (domestic and international)

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Experience working within medical device or similarly regulated industry
• Experience with metallurgy and/or metals components
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively with individuals on all levels (written and verbally)
• Strong working knowledge of statistics specifically focused on capability, normality, and measurement system analysis (MSA) within Minitab
• Project management experience with long project lifecycles

Maximum Salary: $ 132000

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.