Supplier Engineer II

Recruiter: Spencer Gregory Hale

About the role:
The Supplier Engineer focusses on value improvement initiatives, new product introduction and sustaining projects for the Connectors and Cable Assemblies (C&CA) category team.  This role partners with cross-functional groups to resolve supplier-related issues, while improving supplier performance, mitigating risks for supplied materials, and driving strategies to support supply chain objectives.  NOTE: This is a hybrid position, which will require you to work on-site at least 3 days per week.
 
Your responsibilities will include: 

• Working with suppliers globally to understand assembly and finished good manufacturing processes and acts as technical expert to ensure repeatable and reproducible quality during the life of the product
• Actively engaging in Global Sourcing category teams as a technical lead, establishing and executing Global Sourcing category objectives
• Interfacing with suppliers and category team members to support investigation of supplied material issues or supply constraints
• Collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, and process development teams on electrical and mechanical design requirements for new product development 
• Partnering with manufacturing, quality, and/or sustaining R&D/DA/PM to execute changes initiated by BSC or by the Suppliers, such as improvement projects, supplier capability, capacity projects, and compliance projects 
• Coordinating supplier engineering work content for projects; communicate emerging issues and recovery action plans 
• Identifying and executing material cost reduction projects to meet plant, division, and category goals
• Maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures

Required qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline  
• Minimum 2 years of technical experience supporting complex mechanical or electrical systems
• Ability to travel 10-20% domestic and international

 
Preferred qualifications: 

• Working knowledge of statistical methods, six sigma methodologies, and problem-solving methodologies
• Experience working in medical device or a similar GMP environment 
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive project deliverables
• Organized and detail-oriented; ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to develop internal and external relationships 
• Effective problem-solving and critical thinking analytical skills; results-driven
• Self-driven and self-motivated to learn and apply knowledge to produce results

 Requisition ID: 594476

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.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran’s status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.