Supplier Development Engineer

Katalyst HealthCares and Life Sciences

$90K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (BSME preferred)
  • Mechanical/electro-mechanical aptitude
  • Experience in the Medical Device Industry
  • Familiarity with Design Verification Testing (DVT)
  • Knowledge of component lifecycle evaluation (Active, NRND, EOL)
  • Proficient in GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
  • Experience in Root Cause Analysis and design transfer processes
  • Familiarity with PLM (Propel) and ERP (NetSuite) systems

Responsibilities

  • Participate in design review to assess component risks and manufacturability concerns
  • Support activities for the transfer of designs to manufacturing
  • Evaluate supplier risk and lifecycle status of components
  • Recommend alternative components and mitigation strategies
  • Assist in releasing OTS and custom parts for production
  • Review design drawings for accuracy and stack-up risks
  • Assess manufacturability based on supplier capabilities
  • Provide actionable feedback for Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
  • Act as a liaison between Engineering and Supply Chain teams
  • Support technical discussions with suppliers
  • Assist in resolving issues during early production phases
  • Identify potential supply chain risks and engage with suppliers for solutions
  • Ensure compliance of component specifications for pre-production readiness
  • Maintain component data alignment across systems
  • Support traceability and audit readiness

Benefits

  • Engagement in cross-functional collaboration
  • Opportunities for professional development in a growing industry
  • Impactful role in product reliability and supply chain management
  • Ability to work with advanced manufacturing techniques
Full Job Description
Job Description :
  • 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.
  • ssess manufacturability relative to supplier capabilities.
  • Identify over-constrained tolerances and yield risks.
  • Provide actionable DFM/DFA feedback.
  • ct as liaison between Engineering and Supply Chain.
  • Support supplier technical discussions.
  • ssist 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.

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