Principal Supplier QA Engineer
Core
Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers, providing technical support in supplier selection and developing acceptance criteria for materials.
Role type
Principal Supplier QA Engineer
Builds
Incoming inspection procedures, test protocols, qualification test reports, and component specifications for medical devices.
Domain
Medical technology / Manufacturing quality
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier quality management, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, component specification development, inspection tool sourcing, field failure investigation, manufacturing yield analysis, technical supplier assessment
Preferred skills
Experience in regulated industries, ability to supervise inspectors, cross-functional collaboration with design engineering
Technologies
Inspection tools and equipment, test protocols
Responsibilities
Assess potential new suppliers for technical and manufacturing capabilities; Generate and maintain incoming inspection procedures and train inspectors; Develop and source inspection tools and equipment; Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports, and approve components; Analyze incoming material defects and drive corrective action; Investigate field failures related to supplier materials and develop corrective action plans; Provide input to Design Engineering on component technology and selection with quality and reliability analysis.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic supplier management
