The Opportunity

This position works out of our St. Paul, MN location in the Structural Heart division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease. As the Supplier Development Quality Engineer II , you’ll have the chance to develop components and associated quality requirements for new product initiatives. This position is responsible for managing supplier relationships, qualifying components and developing incoming controls that will drive the quality of future components. This will include technical support in the selection of suppliers and developing acceptance criteria for materials. What You’ll Work On Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities. Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier. Generates and maintains incoming inspection procedures. Trains inspectors to these procedures. Develops and/or sources inspection tools and equipment. Assists in generating component specifications. Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports and approve components for use in products. Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis. Analyzes incoming material defects. Communicates issues internally and with suppliers. Reviews new design specifications and provides input from component quality and manufacturability perspective. Work with internal and external stakeholders to qualify supplier processes. Develops and validates inspection methods for new components. May supervise inspectors. Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks. Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule. Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action. Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in related field. 2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area. Minimum 2 years’ experience. Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations. Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.