Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences

Arden Hills, MN

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Auditing, Cardiology, Code of Federal Regulations, Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systems, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Design Verification, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Analysis, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Requirements, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Medical Equipment, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Process Improvement, Process Validation, Product Development, Productivity Management, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Engineering, Quality Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Research & Development (R&D), Risk Management, Safety Training, Software Design, Supply Chain, System Integration (SI), Technical Leadership, Third-Party Payer, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Arden Hills, MN
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Description:
  • This person must be able to travel 5-10% globally (possibly Sweden, China, Finland, also local.) Approximately 5-10 trips per year.
  • As a Principal Supplier Engineer, you'll be the bridge between Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostics (CDx) cutting-edge design leading the integration of new and existing technologies into CDx's global supply chain.
  • Your work will directly impact the reliability, scalability, and speed at which life-changing devices reach patients.
  • As the technical lead, you'll work with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Regulatory team members to integrate OEM and sub-system supplier designs along with supplied components into CDx's products to ensure compliance, performance, and safety requirements are met.
  • This role has a wide scope of responsibilities ranging from ensuring supplier design assurance, supplier product development integration assurance, and third-party manufacturing assurance.
Responsibilities:
  • Working with Medical Device OEM, sub-system and component suppliers to identify supplier specifications with the end goal of successfully integrating supplied designs and components into CDx's development and manufacturing processes.
  • Partnering with R&D, Design Assurance, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Quality, and Project Management to execute supplier control deliverables according to program needs, such as purchased material qualifications, supplier-driven change assessments, supplier design or capability improvement projects, or regulated compliance assessments.
  • Generating and reviewing quality plans, agreements, product specifications, component qualifications, design verification/validations, and process validations.
  • Investigating complaints and managing supplier investigations for both design and manufacturing-related issues.
  • Participating in supplier audits to assess design and manufacturing compliance to regulatory standards and CDx agreed specification requirements. Audit activities include the evaluation of audit observations and findings, reporting, follow-up, and confirmation of follow-up actions.
  • Acting as a technical expert to ensure repeatable and reproducible quality/reliability during the life of the product.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
  • 7+ years of technical experience working in Medical Device development processes.
  • Experience in design controls, risk management, process validation, and CAPA.
  • Design Assurance experience.
  • Component and supplier qualification experience.
  • Strong Project Management skills.
  • Auditor of ISO 13485 quality systems (ISO 13485 Certified Auditor preferred).
  • Self-driven and results oriented with strong data analytics and critical thinking skills.
  • Experience managing projects and working with cross-functional teams to drive deliverables.
  • Experience working with suppliers and familiar with the application of design controls and supplier controls as per 21CFR820 and MDR.
  • Supplier design assurance, supplier product development integration assurance, and third-party manufacturing assurance.

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