Job Description

Additional Locations: Canada-ON-Mississauga

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we\'ll give you the opportunity to harness all that\'s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we\'ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you\'ll be supported in progressing - whatever your ambitions.

About the role

The Supplier Quality Engineer I works with Suppliers to drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers. They provide technical support in the selection of suppliers, develop acceptance criteria for materials and monitor supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield issues and field failures.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities.
• Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier.
• Generates and maintains incoming inspection procedures. Trains inspectors to these procedures.
• Develops and/or sources inspection tools and equipment.
• Assists in generating component specifications.
• Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports and approve components for use in products.
• Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis.
• Analyses incoming material defects. Dispositions and drives corrective action as necessary. Communicates issues to suppliers.
• Reviews new design specifications and provides input from component quality and manufacturability perspective.
• Investigates field failures related to supplier materials. Develop corrective action plan where necessary.
• May supervise inspectors.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Engineering required, preferably in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience, ideally as a Supplier Quality Engineer and/or in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 or ISO 9001
• Critical thinker and active listener with good time management skills in order to work with Suppliers and Project Management teams to define deliverables
• Self-starter with the ability to quickly learn about new processes with very little information provided

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the medical device industry
• Working experience from a regulated industry such as medical device, aerospace or pharmaceuticals
• Self-starter with the ability to quickly learn about new processes
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification is an asset
• Additional quality-related certifications are an asset
• Advanced knowledge of lean-six sigma related tools, including, but not limited to SPC, FMEA, MSA, DOE and Quality Systems

What we have to offer:

• Hybrid working model for many roles combining on-site and remote work, paired with flexible working hours.
• A strong commitment to mental health and well-being, including a company-paid meditation app, meditation rooms in some buildings, fully trained Mental Health First Aid staff members, and weekly yoga/HIIT/Pilates/mindfulness online professionally-led classes for all employees.
• Headquarters based roles offer functional outdoor spaces (bring your laptop to one of multiple wi-fi connected outdoor patios to work) and access to a beautiful ravine trail system for lunchtime walks.
• Employer subsidized gourmet, high-quality, healthy meals available onsite, freshly delivered multiple times a week.
• Strong senior leadership commitment to Inclusion and Diversity; many opportunities to join I&D committees and spearhead I&D initiatives; employer-hosted roundtables with external experts, guest speakers and workshops/celebrations.
• Formal mentorship program, robust biweekly internal networking events and multiple communication streams open to senior management for all employees to provide continuous feedback.
• Employee-friendly work environment, with opportunity to participate in employee-led clubs (for example, book club, French club, gardening club, rock climbing club, boardgame club, tea club), and support to create new clubs.
• Employee recognition rewards platform (Guusto) - receive gift cards as recognition for a job well done!
• Quarterly Values in Action awards - a peer to peer recognition program aligning with our four Core Values (Employee Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Technological Leadership and Customer Service).
• Formal leadership training programs for leaders and non-leaders to develop their careers.
• Purposeful work that drives career development, with opportunities to learn and grow by way of on-site training, workshops, and lunch and learn sessions.
• Smart commute options including complimentary shuttle from Kipling Station, subsidized transit program and complimentary Electrical Vehicle charging on site.

Requisition ID: 561074

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most - united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do - as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn\'t just business, it\'s personal. And if you\'re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

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