
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Onsite)
- Brooklyn Park, MN
- $93,793-126,621 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develops quality assurance strategy for sourced products including suppliers and incoming inspection in cooperation with Manufacturing Quality Assurance.
- Acts as supplier quality engineering representative in new product development projects.
- Performs Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) by applying the appropriate methods including early supplier involvement into development projects and assures that required process validations are sufficiently implemented.
- Coordinates and ensures the external component qualification/FAI process is effective.
- Identifies gaps in suppliers' capabilities / technical project risks.
- Accountable for incoming inspection planning.
- Makes decisions on acceptance or rejection of sourced materials.
- Guides inspectors regarding incoming inspections (e. g. training, standards, etc.).
- Responsible for SCAR process as part of the NC process.
- Leads improvement projects at the supplier.
- Acts as primary interface to supplier regarding product related quality matters.
- Analyzes product related supplier quality issues.
- Is part of the material review boards.
- Supports facility audits by outside agencies (i.e., FDA, ISO / MDSAP).
- Supports Supplier audits as co-auditor.
- Performs local supplier management such as supplier approval, supplier auditing, QAA negotiation and supplier evaluation if delegated by SQM.
- Minimum requirements are a BA/BS degree or equivalent in a Life Science, Engineering, or Physical Science with an advanced technical degree.
- Demonstrated expertise in the applied interpretation of worldwide regulatory standards and laws applicable to the IVD industry e.g., ISO, QSR, GMP, GLP, GCP, HIPAA.
- Knowledge of and minimum 5 years' experience in supplier quality engineering.
- High level of quality tools and methodology skills (e.g. 8D, 5-Whys, FMEA, IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Very good written and oral communication and organizational, project management skills.
- Technical knowledge about category supported.
- Very good knowledge of Quality tools and methods.
- ISO 9001 / FDA / Medical technology background.
- Qualification in specific product group.
- Basic project management skills.
- Advanced English.
- 20% travel should be expected.