Supplier Development Engineer

• This role operates as a technical bridge between Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to ensure that component selections and mechanical designs are robust, producible, and aligned with supplier capabilities prior to production release.
• The position is expected to identify and mitigate risks early, particularly in component selection, tolerancing, and manufacturability, to reduce downstream reliability issues, supply disruptions, and design rework.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Participate in DVT readiness and design reviews to identify component risks, manufacturability concerns, and documentation gaps.
• Support design transfer activities to ensure readiness for manufacturing release.
• Evaluate lifecycle status (NRND/EOL), supplier risk, and availability
• Recommend alternates and mitigation strategies.
• Support Release of OTS and custom parts
• Review drawings for dimensional accuracy, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), and tolerance stack-up risks.
• Assess manufacturability relative to supplier capabilities.
• Identify over-constrained tolerances and yield risks.
• Provide actionable DFM/DFA feedback.
• Act as liaison between Engineering and Supply Chain.
• Support supplier technical discussions.
• Assist in resolving build and early production issues.
• Support an effort of the supply chain activity by identifying long lead time items and engaging with the suppliers for potential cross-references.
• Support lifecycle advancement of components in Propel by ensuring complete specifications, compliance, and approved sourcing for pre-production readiness.
• Ensure alignment of component data across Propel/NetSuite.
• Support traceability and audit readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (BSME preferred).
• Must have a mechanical/electro-mechanical aptitude.
• Medical Device Industry experience.
• DVT - Design Verification Testing.
• Experience evaluating component lifecycle (Active, NRND, EOL) and supply risk.
• Component Selection.
• GD&T.
• Root Cause Analysis.
• Design transfer processes.
• Familiarity with PLM systems (Propel) and ERP systems (NetSuite).
• Strong understanding of electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical components.