Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Medical Devices

ATEC Spine, Inc.; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Alphatec Spine, Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer III to lead supplier quality activities for spinal orthopedic implants and associated products. You will partner with Supply Chain, Purchasing, Operations, R&D, and Quality teams to ensure supplier performance supports quality and continuity.

The role requires formal auditing experience, RCA skills, and the ability to drive risk management and improvements with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Typical experience range is 4–15 years in quality engineering, supplier quality, or a regulated manufacturing environment.
• ASQ CQE/CQA and Lead Auditor certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities including performance management and continuous improvement.
• Serve as Lead Auditor for supplier quality system and process audits.
• Lead supplier corrective actions and NCR investigations with root cause analysis.
• Drive supplier change reviews and risk assessments to protect product quality.
• Develop supplier improvement roadmaps and support onboarding and transfers.

Skills

Supplier quality management

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Supplier development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

DMAIC/Six Sigma

Gage R&R

FMEA

Job description

Alphatec Spine, Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer III to lead supplier quality activities for spinal orthopedic implants and associated products. You will partner with Supply Chain, Purchasing, Operations, R&D, and Quality teams to ensure supplier performance supports quality and continuity.

The role requires formal auditing experience, RCA skills, and the ability to drive risk management and improvements with minimal supervision.