Supplier Engineering Intern 2025

Hiring Manager: [[hiringManagerName]]
Recruiter: Cheryl A Bonito

This position will be posted from September 3rd to November 8th, 2024

We will consider qualified applicants of all ages who are starting (or restarting) their careers.

Title: Supplier Engineer Intern

Location: Arden Hills, MN

Duration: May – August 2025 (dates flexible)

Benefits: 

• Corporate housing & relocation assistance or living stipend available for those who meet eligibility requirements
• Half-day Fridays all through the summer
• Free on-campus fitness center & group fitness classes
• Events throughout the summer include Intern social outings, volunteer day, Field Day at the Park, opportunities to learn about other BSC sites/departments and network cross-functionally with leadership and peers, and more!
• Casual, comfortable dress code and inclusive company culture

About the role: A Supplier Engineer provides leadership and project management to drive onboarding of components for our manufacturing plants across the globe. This individual works independently, serves as a leader for projects and interacts cross functionally to execute deliverables according to business needs. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Builds partnerships and ensures quality and regulatory compliance by working with suppliers around the globe to understand requirements, influence, plan, schedule, conduct and coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work to achieve component compliance and meet project milestones.
• Identifies and leads VIPs (Value Improvement Projects) and cost optimizations within our supply chain
• Partner with PMOs from different divisions to support supplier engineering action items
• Executes plans to support supply chain objectives; supplier performance, supplied material risk mitigation and execution of materials VIP. Proficient in the use of all business tools.
• Leads and/or participates in project teams coordinating the efforts of engineers and cross functional team members to qualify and improve supplier processes.
• Drives troubleshooting processes and problem-solving methodologies at supplier facilities to drive quality, reliability, and supply chain improvements.
• Supports other supplier engineers with acquisition and/or sustaining projects which may include qualification, supplier change assessments, and regulated material evaluations.
• 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.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Self-driven and self-motivated to learn and use that knowledge to produce results

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with suppliers or in supply chain management
• Experience working in Regulated Industry
• Good understanding of statistical methods, six sigma methodologies, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience reading design drawings and GD&T

Quality Systems Duties and Responsibilities: Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.

 Requisition ID: 590385

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.