Senior Material Change Coordinator
Core
Drives improvement projects for components sourced from outside suppliers, developing acceptance criteria and providing technical support for supplier change requests and cost/risk reductions.
Role type
Senior Material Change Coordinator (Supply Chain/Engineering)
Builds
Supplier component development and qualification for vascular devices
Domain
Healthcare / Medical Devices / Vascular
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Manufacturing processes (machining, extrusion, molding, welding), GDT, SolidWorks, Process validation, 6-sigma root cause analysis, Statistical software (Minitab/JMP), Failure analysis, Design for manufacture (DFM), Supplier quality management
Preferred skills
Masters Degree, 18+ years experience, Cross-functional leadership
Technologies
SolidWorks, Minitab, JMP
Responsibilities
Drive component project timelines for cost and risk reduction; Lead project teams and influence technical/business solutions; Provide engineering oversight to suppliers on process validations and material selection; Identify and prioritize parts requiring supplier development; Monitor supplier engineering projects and ensure design intent is followed; Lead problem solving, failure analysis, and corrective actions with suppliers; Support component lifecycle from launch to deactivation; Travel to supplier sites as necessary.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership