Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer | ZOLL Medical Corporation

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at ZOLL Medical Corporation, located in Chelmsford, MA. ZOLL’s Acute Care Technology division develops and delivers innovative lifesaving products and software solutions to EMS, hospital, public safety, and military customers globally. This position plays a leadership role within the Supplier Quality team, driving improvements in the supply chain to ensure product quality. The work directly contributes to improving patient outcomes and helping save lives.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Chelmsford, MA, USA
• Pay: $105000–$130000 yearly
• Team: Supplier Quality team leadership
• Mission: Ensure comprehensive supplier quality performance and drive continuous improvements across the supply chain network.
• Tech Stack: MS Project, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), statistical analysis tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Leadership: Lead the Supplier Quality team, serving as a subject matter expert and providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Performance Improvement: Drive corrective actions with suppliers, lead risk reduction activities, and implement continuous improvements within the supply chain network.
• New Product Integration: Establish new product qualification criteria, define, support, and execute supplier quality plans and first article inspections as required for new product development.
• Supplier Management: Evaluate, qualify, and manage new suppliers to maximize the net value and effectiveness of the overall supply chain network.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct Supplier Audits, manage resulting Supplier Corrective Action activities, and travel to supplier facilities to review and enhance their capabilities.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related technical area, demonstrating a senior level of achievement in quality, engineering, or manufacturing.
• Experience: 5-7 years of relevant experience in supplier quality, quality, engineering, or manufacturing, with a proven record of achievement.
• Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical information; strong knowledge of various manufacturing processes, especially electronics and mechanical assembly operations; proficiency with quality management systems and standards; ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, prints, and specifications; proficient with statistical analysis tools focusing on measurement systems capability, process capability, Design of Experiments, and process control.
• Bonus: MBA/MS preferred; project management experience with MS Project; Lead Auditor Certification; Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt.