Supplier Development Engineer

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As Supplier development engineer, you ensure the product/process compliance of suppliers with IBA quality standards and engineering specifications. You develop the suppliers by providing support and guidance for compliance to technical and quality requirements, follow up their performances and drive continuous improvement of quality and delivery. You will be based in LLN and you will work with several services within the Manufacturing & Supply Chain department (MSC department), the Innovation and Develop department (I&D department), the Quality, Regulatory and Safety department (QRS department).

• Participation in design reviews. Technical solutions are proposed based on supplier capabilities, product validation requirements, and regulatory requirements.
• Co-Build Purchasing Strategies with Sourcing & Procurement.
• Perform technical & capability assessment of new or existing suppliers for new business requirements.
• Visits to potential suppliers and assessment of their infrastructure.
• Provide inputs to Sourcing for tender preparation; evaluation and validation of supplier proposals; participation to supplier audits.
• Take responsibility for the qualification of the parts by ensuring that supplier’s processes are consistent to produce goods in compliance with the IBA and International Standard requirements in a stable and reproducible manner.
• Technical support to Supplier during component manufacturing phase.
• Gather and treat supplier concession requests during manufacturing.
• Monitor performance of the suppliers and take part to QA audits when requested.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and necessary containment actions; make sure that supplier RCA is consistent for a stable and reproducible production.
• Support preparation of quality agreements. Ensure supplier compliance with provisions of signed quality agreement.
• Stay aware of evolutions of norms and standards; ensure technology watch; inform R&D of new technologies on the market.

You have:

• A Master’s Degree in engineering in physics, electromechanics, mechanics or an equivalent by experience.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in supplier’s quality and/or development role; experience in supplier audit is an asset.
• A demonstrated knowledge of quality systems such as ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
• Proficiency in Microsoft tools, knowledge of SAP would be a plus.

• Fascinated by new technologies and eager to update your knowledge.
• Rigorous and detail-oriented.
• Hands-on, proactive and able to find and propose creative solutions.
• An assertive person with very good interpersonal skills.
• Good team spirit.
• Very good oral and written communication skills, both in English and French.
• Willing to travel up to 20% of your time.

You have knowledge of SAP.

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