Supplier Engineer, Senior

Key Responsibilities

• Performance optimization: Perform targeted supplier development activities to ensure and sustain high supplier performance.
• Cost & improvement roadmaps: Partner with suppliers to develop and execute cost reduction and operational improvement roadmaps.
• Risk Management & Supply Chain Strategy: Risk mitigation: Proactively identify supply chain risks and implement measures to mitigate potential impacts on product delivery. Change management: Coordinate closely with the internal program team to execute and manage supplier change requests. Strategic input: Provide critical engineering input into formal supplier approvals, supplier audits, and project control plans.
• New Product Introduction & Component Qualification: Supplier selection: Lead a cross-functional team for the identification and selection of new suppliers for upcoming engineering and production projects. Capability assessment: Identify and evaluate technical gaps between new product specifications and supplier manufacturing capabilities. Design for manufacturability: Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles directly into Forj Medical specifications to ensure that suppliers can successfully meet expectations. Inspection & validation: Plan, review, and approve supplier first article inspections and process validations.
• Supplier Quality & Receiving Inspection: Nonconformance resolution: Lead root-cause investigations and resolve supplier-caused Nonconforming Material Reports (NMRs). CAPA & SCAR ownership: Serve as the primary business owner for all non-audit-related corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) and supplier corrective action requests (SCARs). Inspection documentation: Author, update, and maintain receiving inspection work instructions. Receiving process optimization: Drive continuous process improvements within the Receiving Inspection department.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or industrial engineering
• 5+ years engineering experience in supplier management within manufacturing, quality, and/or supply chain
• Experience in manufacturing and production processes and application of engineering principles
• Ability to conduct statistical analysis of raw data
• Skilled problem solver with proficiency in problem-solving methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, DOE)
• Proven ability as a self-starter who runs toward critical issues, ambiguous requirements, and loosely defined challenges
• Track record of strong cross-functional collaboration and the exercise of influence without authority
• Track record of applying project management skills to enable highly effective project teams and demonstrated ability to rally teams to achieve business results

Preferred Experience

• Experience in medical device manufacturing
• Proficiency in Minitab

Working Conditions

• Travel up to 15%
• Office environment

Location

On-site in office and manufacturing setting in St. Paul, MN

Compensation

The expected starting salary for this position is $100,000 to $130,000 depending on qualifications. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefits program.