Senior Manager, Supplier Development Engineering

Overview

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross‑functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Our Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) business unit is boldly pursuing an innovative portfolio of technologies to address a patient’s unmet clinical needs.

It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Senior Manager, Supplier Development Engineering is a strategic people leader responsible for leading an engineering team in delivering manufacturing engineering support across the design and development lifecycle of TMTT implantable devices and delivery systems aimed at treating cardiovascular disease.

• Lead and develop a high‑performing Supplier Development Engineering team; set priorities, drive accountability, and deliver against critical business and operational objectives.
• Elevate supplier capability and manufacturing readiness by driving cross‑functional alignment to support product development, scale‑up, and commercialization.
• Own end‑to‑end engineering execution across the product lifecycle, from concept through validation, launch, and post‑market optimization.
• Provide strategic technical leadership in sourcing decisions, including supplier selection, capability assessments, qualification strategies, and risk mitigation.
• Drive successful new product introduction (NPI) through supplier validation, design transfer, and seamless integration into manufacturing operations.
• Champion Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and robust engineering practices through rigorous design and process reviews.
• Optimize supplier performance and cost by partnering on process improvements, lean initiatives, and continuous improvement strategies.
• Proactively manage supplier risk, capacity, and performance, leading audits and resolving quality or technical issues with urgency and precision.
• Align cross‑functional teams and external partners to solve complex challenges, accelerate execution, and meet critical project milestones.
• Drive disciplined project execution, managing timelines, deliverables, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure predictable outcomes.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a scientific discipline, with demonstrated experience in engineering operations, including process development and manufacturing support.
• Up to 25% domestic and international travel to engage with suppliers and manufacturing partners.

• Advanced degree.
• Technical people‑leadership experience.
• Medical device experience in new product development with successful design optimization from development to commercialization.
• Experience in more than one of the following areas: interventional access devices; rapid product development and manufacturing of components and complex assembly design.
• In‑depth experience with rapid product development in cross‑functional teams, creative design, prototyping, and test method development (in‑vitro testing).
• Proven ability to apply technical knowledge and judgment to complex engineering problems.
• Expertise with DFM, GD&T, and Six Sigma methodology.
• Strong interpersonal and people‑management skills.
• Displays broad perspective, effective judgment, and well‑reasoned problem‑solving and decision‑making.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $139,000 to $196,000 for highly experienced candidates. Pay will depend on qualifications, education, and prior experience.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. All patient‑facing and in‑hospital positions require COVID‑19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, proof of vaccination is required unless a medical or religious accommodation is granted.

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives through breakthrough technologies, world‑class evidence, and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders.