Senior Manager, Supplier Development Engineering

Edwards Lifesciences Belgium; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Performance-based incentives

Benefits programs

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine, CA seeks a Senior Manager, Supplier Development Engineering to lead a cross-functional team delivering manufacturing engineering support for TMTT implantable devices and delivery systems.

You will drive supplier development, NPI, and robust DFM practices across the product lifecycle, enabling successful development, scale-up, and commercialization with a focus on quality and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a scientific field with experience in engineering operations including process development and manufacturing support.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally to engage with suppliers and partners.
• Technical people leadership experience in medical devices or related industries.
• Experience in new product development and design optimization from development to commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Supplier Development Engineering team; set clear priorities, drive accountability, and deliver against objectives.
• Elevate supplier capability and manufacturing readiness, aligning cross-functional teams for product development, scale-up, and commercialization.
• Own end-to-end engineering execution across the lifecycle from concept through validation, launch, and post-market optimization.
• Provide strategic technical leadership in supplier selection, qualifications, and risk mitigation.
• Drive successful NPI through supplier validation, design transfer, and integration into manufacturing operations.
• Champion Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and robust engineering practices through design/process reviews.
• Optimize supplier performance and cost via process improvements, lean initiatives, and continuous improvement.
• Proactively manage supplier risk, capacity and performance; lead audits and resolve quality issues.

Skills

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

DFM

GD&T

Six Sigma

Rapid product development

Prototyping

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a scientific discipline

Advanced degree

Job description

USA - California – Irvine

Full time

Req-48602

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.

Patients with mitral and tricuspid heart valve disease often have complex conditions with limited treatment options. Our Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) business unit is boldly pursuing an innovative portfolio of technologies to address a patient’s unmet clinical needs. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Senior Manager, Supplier Development Engineering is a strategic people leader responsible for leading an engineering team in delivering manufacturing engineering support across the design and development lifecycle of TMTT implantable devices and delivery systems aimed at treating cardiovascular disease.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Lead and develop a high-performing Supplier Development Engineering team; set clear priorities, drive accountability, and deliver against critical business and operational objectives.
• Elevate supplier capability and manufacturing readiness, driving cross-functional alignment to support successful product development, scale-up, and commercialization.
• Own end-to-end engineering execution across the product lifecycle, from concept through validation, launch, and post-market optimization.
• Provide strategic technical leadership in sourcing decisions, including supplier selection, capability assessments, qualification strategies, and risk mitigation.
• Drive successful new product introduction (NPI) through supplier validation, design transfer, and seamless integration into manufacturing operations.
• Champion Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and robust engineering practices through rigorous design and process reviews.
• Optimize supplier performance and cost by partnering on process improvements, lean initiatives, and continuous improvement strategies.
• Proactively manage supplier risk, capacity, and performance, leading audits and resolving quality or technical issues with urgency and precision.
• Align cross-functional teams and external partners to solve complex challenges, accelerate execution, and meet critical project milestones.
• Drive disciplined project execution, managing timelines, deliverables, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure predictable outcomes.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a scientific, with demonstrated experience in engineering operations, including process development and manufacturing support.
• Travel up to 25% domestically and internationally to engage with suppliers and manufacturing partners

What else we look for:

• Advanced degree.
• Technical people leadership experience.
• Medical Device experience in new product development with successful design optimization from development to commercialization.
• Experience in more than one of the following areas: Interventional access devices, rapid product development and manufacturing of components and complex assembly design.
• In depth experience with rapid product development in cross-functional teams, creative design, prototyping, and test method development (in-vitro-testing).
• Proven ability to apply technical knowledge and judgment to complex engineering problems.
• Expert with DFM, GD&T and Six Sigma methodology.
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills.
• Displays broad perspective and effective judgment, demonstrates well-reasoned problem solving and decision-making.

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $139,000 to $196,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.