Principal Engineer, Supplier Quality

Job Overview Provide Quality Leadership focusing on Critical Supplier Quality issues and Quality improvement initiatives within Supplier Quality. Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties • Provide oversight and direction for Critical Suppliers, Supplier Audits and Supplier Validations • Ensure primary suppliers have adequate control plans, schedules, and resources to make continued improvements to incoming quality of supplied products • Identify and perform Supplier process evaluations to identify areas for improvement. • Recommend solutions to identified problems; suggest methods for improving product quality, design, or manufacturing processes. • Lead and provide cross-functional support to other quality teams by providing quality expertise. • Drive the strategic planning, development and implementation of programs designed to improve supplier performance/ productivity and reduce overall costs • Own Supplier audits to evaluate supplier capabilities, quality systems, processes • Partner with the PMO group to create timelines, create progress reports, and support all program elements including proactive communications regarding initiatives. • Influence cross-functional teams to strengthen quality culture.Perform validations and qualification of suppliers to qualify manufacturing process and overall quality of part/component manufacturing. • Provide leadership in resolving internal and external quality issues related to purchased components including participating in MRB process and assisting incoming quality. Identifies non-conformance trends and leads technical/ root cause investigations and corrective action programs to resolve recurring quality problems. • Provide statistical support by the creation of supplier related metrics for the purposes of tracking vendor performance and identifying opportunities for supply chain improvements. • Executes and assists in special projects as needed. • Support maintenance of key quality metrics. • Contributes to the team effort by accomplishing related tasks as necessary. • Perform other duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements • Bachelor's degree in engineering, a technical or scientific discipline; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience (Master's preferred) • 7-10 years' experience in the FDA regulated environment. • Experience in Quality in an FDA regulated industry. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • High level of attention to detail and accuracy. • Leadership and mentoring skills. • Effective verbal and excellent technical writing skills. • Ability to communicate and work effectively at multiple levels within the organization. • Excels at generating and maintaining organized and accurate records. • Able to work effectively in a high-stress, high-energy environment. • Able to make effective decisions quickly based on vague or imperfect information. • Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors). • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. • Flexibility to operate and self-driven to excel in a fast-paced environment. • Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills. Supervision/Management Of Others: • Provide leadership, direction, and mentoring to Supplier Quality Engineers and supplier-facing quality professionals. Internal and External Contacts/Relationships • Work at the Merrimack location while collaborating with all other Getinge's sites. Work location is flexible; remote and office. • This role will be supplier facing and require relationship building with all critical suppliers. Environmental/Safety/Physical Work Conditions • Ensures environmental consciousness and safe practices are exhibited in decisions. • While performing the duties of this job, physical requirements such as lifting may be needed. • May work extended hours during peak business cycles • Some travel required • Employee must be comfortable working in a Clean Room Environment #LI-YA2