Senior Supplier Engineer - PCBA

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

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.           

About the role:
The Sr. Supplier Engineer supports sustaining and new product development activities within Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) category team to execute material controls deliverables and meet business needs.  Serving as the technical lead, the role partners with cross-functional groups to resolve complex and critical supplier-related issues, evaluate supplier performance, mitigate risks for supplied materials, and drive strategies to support supply chain objectives.

 

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy.  This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week.

 

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time.

 

Responsibilities will include: 

• Working with suppliers around the globe to understand assembly and finished good manufacturing processes and act as a technical expert to ensure repeatable and reproducible quality/reliability during the life of the product
• Partnering with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Quality, R&D, Design Assurance, and Project Management to execute Material Controls deliverables according to program needs, such as purchased material qualification, supplier-driven change assessments, supplier capacity or capability improvement projects, or regulated materials compliance assessments
• Partnering with Global Sourcing category teams to provide technical expertise in establishing and executing category objectives
• Investigating and evaluating new and existing technologies for use in future products or to improve quality/reliability of current products
• Conducting risk assessments on sourced materials and building installed capacity and capability at suppliers; plan and execute service risk mitigation measures to ensure continuity of component supply to BSC  
• Coordinating all phases of supplier engineering work content for projects and communicating emerging issues and recovery plans with site leadership and stakeholders to gain resources and support 
• Identifying and executing material cost reduction projects to meet plant, division, and category goals; influence cross-functional teams to support and drive value improvement projects
• Demonstrating 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: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline  
• Minimum 5 years of technical experience supporting complex electrical systems
• Ability to travel 10-15% globally

 

Preferred qualifications: 

• Working knowledge of PCBA components, performance characteristics, and reliability factors
• Working knowledge of statistical methods, six sigma, and problem-solving methodologies
• Experience working in medical device or similar GMP environment 
• Experience working with suppliers
• 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
• Organized and detail-oriented with ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to develop internal and external relationships 

 

 

Requisition ID: 616124 

Minimum Salary: $ 82600 

Maximum Salary: $ 156900 

 

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