Supplier Development Engineer

The Supplier Development Engineer (SDE) is responsible for developing, qualifying, monitoring, and improving supplier performance to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality materials, components, and services. This role serves as a key liaison between suppliers and internal teams to drive quality, delivery, cost, and process improvements while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and quality management system requirements, including ISO 13485 and customer-specific requirements. The SDE will lead supplier qualification activities, Process Validation efforts, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions, supplier audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to support both new product development and ongoing production.