Senior Supplier Quality & NPI Engineer

The Mullings Group; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mullings Group is seeking a Supplier Management Engineer to ensure performance, quality, and readiness of contract manufacturers for ORS products. You will interface with ORS internal teams and external suppliers to ensure compliant, scalable manufacturing execution.

Ideal candidates bring 5–10+ years in manufacturing engineering or supplier management, with medical device experience and strong PM/leadership skills to drive improvements and NPI success across global supplier networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, Biomedical, or related field).
• 5–10+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering or supplier management.
• Experience in medical device environments (FDA/ISO 13485) and supplier quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary operational contact for contract manufacturers.
• Partner with contract manufacturers to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Coordinate directly with ORS Quality and Engineering teams.
• Manage supplier performance across quality, delivery, and cost metrics, and drive corrective actions.
• Provide sustaining engineering support, including root cause analysis, CAPA execution, and MRB activities.
• Lead supplier-related projects such as process transfers, IQ/OQ/PQ validations, and capacity expansions.
• Support new product introduction through supplier selection, RFQ development, and manufacturing readiness planning.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives and participate in supplier compliance activities.
• Collaborate across Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain functions.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Supplier management

Quality improvement

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Process transfers

NPI leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

FMEA

SPC

Job description

The Mullings Group is seeking a Supplier Management Engineer to ensure performance, quality, and readiness of contract manufacturers for ORS products. You will interface with ORS internal teams and external suppliers to ensure compliant, scalable manufacturing execution.

Ideal candidates bring 5–10+ years in manufacturing engineering or supplier management, with medical device experience and strong PM/leadership skills to drive improvements and NPI success across global supplier networks.