Senior Engineer, Supplier Engineering; Onsite

Position: Senior Engineer, Supplier Engineering (Onsite)
Location: California
As a Senior Supplier Engineer at Res Med, you will play a critical role in delivering a scalable, resilient, and customer-centric supply chain network. Acting as the bridge between product design and mass production, you will ensure suppliers and manufacturing processes achieve world-class quality, efficiency, and reliability.
You will drive New Product Introduction (NPI) by leading supplier validations, ensuring manufacturability, and embedding continuous improvement across suppliers. This role is highly collaborative, working with Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, Planning, and strategic external partners to ensure smooth launches and long-term supply chain resilience.
Beyond technical expertise, you will also serve as a mentor, supporting the development of junior engineers and fostering cross-functional collaboration to accelerate innovation and operational excellence.
** Mission Alignment
** The Goal:
Deliver scalable and efficient supplier processes that support Res Med’s strategy by enabling fast, reliable product launches.

Do the Right Things:
Amplify impact by prioritizing critical supplier readiness and infrastructure improvements with disciplined capital use.

Do it Best:
Drive standardization, lean practices, and continuous improvement with a focus on excellence in everything we deliver.

Do it Together:
Build strong, integrated partnerships across internal teams and suppliers to enable supply chain transformation.
** Let’s talk about Responsibilities
*** Lead supplier engineering for NPI projects from concept through production readiness, ensuring manufacturability and smooth scale-up.
* Conduct Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews, providing actionable insights early in the design cycle.
* Drive supplier process validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) and manage Engineering Change Notes (ECNs) and Supplier Change Requests (SCRs).
* Partner with suppliers to strengthen process capability, tooling, automation, and quality control systems.
* Lead root cause investigations, implementing sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
* Translate complex engineering and regulatory requirements into clear supplier documentation and controls.
* Monitor supplier performance using Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, and data-driven quality tools.
* Identify and implement cost savings and efficiency gains through continuous improvement initiatives.
* Mentor and coach junior engineers, sharing technical expertise and best practices to build team capability.
** Let’s talk about Qualifications and Experience
**** Required
* ** Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Plastics, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline.
* 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, process, or supplier engineering, ideally in regulated industries.
* Proven success leading NPIs into mass production.
* Expertise in DFM/DFA, GD&T, PPAP, and supplier readiness.
* Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, GMP, Six Sigma, and Lean principles.
* Demonstrated success in supplier quality improvement, risk mitigation, and process validation.
* Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders.
* Willingness to travel (up to 20%, domestic and international).
** Preferred
* ** Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification, Lean Manufacturing experience.
* Hands-on with statistical tools: SPC, Gage R&R, Minitab, JMP.
* ISO 13485 Lead Auditor certification.
* Experience with injection molding and medical device manufacturing.

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