Supplier Engineer II - Polymers
Core
Support the polymers category team with technical aspects of developing, commercializing, and sustaining procured medical device materials.
Role type
Supplier Engineer (Polymers)
Builds
Procured medical device materials (polymers)
Domain
Medical Devices / Polymers
Required skills
Polymer manufacturing technologies, Statistical methods, Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), Manufacturing operations, Medical device industry knowledge
Technologies
Injection molding, Extrusions, Chemical processing
Responsibilities
Collaborate with R&D to develop, evaluate, and qualify polymer-related components for medical devices; Understand manufacturing industry to assist with sourcing decisions; Work with global suppliers to ensure quality and reliability; Investigate supplied material issues and support value improvement initiatives; Evaluate new technologies to improve component performance; Perform technical tasks including First Article reports and engineering change requests; Maintain compliance with Quality Policy and procedures.