Principal Supplier Engineer

Boston Scientific; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical technology company in Penang is seeking a Principal Supplier Engineer to manage the onboarding of sourced finished medical devices. This role involves overseeing engineering changes, collaborating with suppliers, and driving performance improvements. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, over 10 years of experience in manufacturing, and strong leadership and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing/procurement engineering experience.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to drive projects to completion.
• Ability to work with engineers and technical staff in a global setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects including new production development and process improvements.
• Support new product onboarding and change management.
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing capability independently.

Skills

Problem-solving

Project Management

Communication

Statistical Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Statistical Software

Job description

Overview

The Principal Supplier Engineer, External Operations, Global sourcing APAC, will lead the SFMD(Sourced Finished Medical Device) products on-boarding process in BSC and manage the engineering changes associated with these products by closely working with BSC internal team as well as the team from external operation partner(CM’s, OEM’s, etc.) from APAC region. This position is part of the supplier management core team and entails driving improvements at BSC’s Suppliers of finished medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects which include new production development, process improvements, and cost reductions while supporting day to day operations success of assigned key SFMD suppliers.
• Works cooperatively with PMO, R&D, Process Development, Quality, Production, Regulatory, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, and Marketing to ensure project success.
• Successfully contributes to both new product development and current product sustaining support, typically including the following activities: New products onboarding, change management, process improvement, Value Improvement projects (VIPs) and function as a SME in manufacturing engineering field including process capability studies, DOE, Six Sigma and capacity analysis, report preparation and process/test documentation.
• Support the on-site assessment of SFMD suppliers by closely working with SQE and commercial sourcing, can evaluate the supplier manufacturing capability independently and provide inputs for supplier selection.
• Manage supplier performance from technique perspective and work closely with supplier category team to score and drive improvement of supplier performance.
• Independently executes plans to support supply chain objectives, supplier performance, supplied product risk mitigation and execution of VIPs with minimal guidance from management team. Can communicate plans at a high level within the organization and organize projects by requesting support at external operations management level. Proficient in the use of all business tools.
• Ability to independently design and coordinate engineering tests and experiments including Design of Experiments.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot new and existing product/process problems related to design, material, or processes.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from test results, and prepares standard reports/documents to communicate results to the technical community.
• Proficient in the use of statistical tools (re. Six Sigma Black Belt). Broad familiarity with analytical techniques commonly used to investigate component defects. Ability to summarize and present results of technical analyzes and activities to a broad audience.
• Acts as a resource and mentor for colleagues with less experience.

Qualifications

• Candidate required to process bachelor degree in Engineering from ABET accredited institutions or prestigious universities
• 10+ years of manufacturing/procurement engineering experience
• Proven organization and execution skills
• Proven ability to solve technical problems and implement solutions
• Proven leadership skill and team player with the ability to drive tasks / projects to completion
• Willing and able to work with engineers and technical staff from a SFMD Suppliers at a different site.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to work in a global matrix with SME’s from global functions;
• Ability to travel 25% of the time (Including International). Travel typically does not occur over weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the MNC’s in Medical Device industry
• Manufacturing engineering or supplier engineer experience
• Familiar with ISO13485 and FDA QSR820

About Us

As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, our mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you’re looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there’s no better place to make it happen.