Supplier QA Engineer III

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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.           

Supplier Quality Engineer III

About this role
SQE III Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers. Provides technical support in the selection of suppliers. Develops acceptance criteria for materials. Monitors supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield issues and field failures.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities. Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier. 
• Generates and maintains incoming inspection procedures. Trains inspectors to these procedures. 
• Develops and/or sources inspection tools and equipment. 
• Assists in generating component specifications. 
• Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports and approve components for use in products. 
• Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis. 
• Analyses incoming material defects. Dispositions and drives corrective action as necessary. Communicates issues to suppliers. 
• Reviews new design specifications and provides input from component quality and manufacturability perspective. 
• Investigates field failures related to supplier materials. Develop corrective action plan where necessary. 

What we're looking for in you:
Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or Related Field Desired. 
• At least 2-3 years of experience in similar Quality Engineering role. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Demonstrated ability to identify and work with cross functional organizations to solve problems 
• Strong command of MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint. 
• Ability to rapidly learn and use new applications 

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous experience Supplier Quality, Quality, or Manufacturing background. 
• Experience in the medical device industry 
• Experience in working with or knowledge of manufacturing technologies associated with Plastics/Metal/Chemical/Extrusion or packaging type components/suppliers 
• Working knowledge and understanding of FDA, ISO13485, and the medical device industry quality requirements associated with manufacturing and supplier controls 
• Lead auditor certification ISO 13485 or previous auditing experience. 
• Experience in problem solving and process improvement methodologies 
• Process Validation, Risk Management, CAPA experience.

Requisition ID: 594967

Minimum Salary: $73800 

Maximum Salary: $140200 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may 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 for exempt, non-sales roles may 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.

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 status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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.