Sourcing Continuity Engineer at Medtronic in Miami Lakes, Florida

Job Description:

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The Sourcing Continuity Engineer will work in the Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) Supply Management organization. Engineer is responsible to achieve quality, service and cost goals as related to components from suppliers. Specifically this role will be responsible for engineering work with all suppliers who provide products and services for the Heartware business. This position supports Medtronic manufacturing plant located in Miami Lakes, FL. This position involves working closely with several other functions, including Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Design, Reliability and Regulatory.

• Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
• Responsible for maintaining continuity of supply of components or contract manufactured product purchased from suppliers
• Responsible for all supplier change activities
• Responsible for supplier process improvement activities
• Responsible for conducting supplier audits
• Responsible for CAPAs associated with suppliers
• Leads cross-functional teams to drive root cause and final resolution of supplier related issues
• Leads cross-functional quality improvement and cost improvement projects
• Apply principles of process engineering in order to improve suppliers' processes and materials
• Assigned complex tasks, may manage medium complex projects or processes which failure to obtain results would typically result in moderate impact on customers and/or the business.
• Responsible for coaching and reviews of work to lower level professionals
• Provides technical engineering expertise and leadership to the Supply Management organization and suppliers, serving as the technical liaison between Medtronic design requirements and suppliers' technical capability to assure that robust margins are achieved and maintained.
• Responsibilities may include: facilitation of Lean-Sigma continuous improvement with suppliers, support and/or implementation of structural Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) process in new product development to achieve Design for Manufacturability and Reliability; identification of key technical capabilities of supply base; establishment of control plans and monitoring systems for supplier processes; identification and management of risk associated with low margins between supplier processes and design requirements; facilitation and reporting of progress of supplier corrective actions as assigned by relevant CAPA system; providing core team input of Design for Sourcing/Manufacturability into new designs; long term technology/supplier scanning as input into product/technology road maps.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience

• Components - process knowledge of machining / molding and tool design knowledge is desirable
• Contract Manufacturing - process knowledge of general assembly for either electronics and/or mechanical assembly
• Proven problem solving skills; knowledge of DMAIC is preferred
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Ability to multi-task and be organized
• Strong interpersonal skills to work across multiple functions to resolve issues
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated strong technical writing skills
• Basic statistics, including Six Sigma principles
• Minitab for statistical data analysis
• DOEs, SPC, FMEA, Gage R&R knowledge
• Experience working in regulated industry like medical devices

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Jan 12, 2021
• Travel: Yes, < 25 % of the Time