Sr. Quality Engineer- Global Supplier Engineering

What you will do

• Liaison between suppliers and Stryker to drive effective continuous improvement to the supply base.
• Works with internal customers and suppliers to support supplier quality issues and provide technical support for activities related to supplier quality system assessment, performance evaluation and quality improvement projects
• Collaborates with the strategic sourcing, auditing and development groups to understand capabilities and competencies of suppliers to fulfill quality and regulatory requirements
• Assess and critique supplier processes and control documentation and drive improvement in the supplier QMS
• Support tracking and reporting of KPIs and other metrics associated with supplier performance
• Articulate detailed supplier performance results and trends to appropriate levels of management
• Propose and develop effective quality improvement plans to be implemented at appropriate suppliers
• Maintain and track completion of supplier action plans
• Provide training and problem-solving expertise at supplier locations, as needed
• Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities at suppliers
• Transfer lessons learned from the supply base to internal functions for inclusion into next generation designs
• Train, mentor and assist in the development of less experienced engineers
• Provide support in third party audits relating to supplier quality engineering deliverables
• May act as a single point of contact for Strategic Business Partners and participate in supplier reviews
• Serve as a subject matter expert, for assigned commodity; share expertise within global Stryker organization
• Additional duties, as assigned

What you need

Basic Qualifications:

• B. Eng. in a science, engineering or related discipline preferred, or equivalent years of experience
• 3+ years experience in manufacturing environment or equivalent
• Overall, 5-7 years career experience in Supplier Quality roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lead Quality Auditor Qualification preferred (ISO 13485, CFR 820 or comparable standard / regulation)
• Experience in a highly regulatory environment desirable
• Basic knowledge of FMEA, validation programs and SPC processes
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, prints, tolerancing, statistics and project management
• Strong interpersonal skills, written, oral communication and negotiations skills
• Knowledge and understanding of US and International Medical Device Regulations
• Travel required.