Supplier Engineer II - Packaging

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills Diversity
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About the role:

Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day, and recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Workplaces for Engineers in 2026, reflecting a culture where engineers do meaningful work.

As part of Global Sourcing, the Supplier Engineer serves as a technical lead for new product development and sustaining activities within metals category. This role works independently, while partnering with cross-functional groups to resolve complex and critical supplier-related issues, evaluate supplier performance, mitigate risks for supplied materials, and drive strategies to support supply chain objectives. The daily work involves serving as a technical leader for projects and interacting cross-functionally to drive execution of material control deliverables according to business needs.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Responsibilities will include:
Working with suppliers around the globe to understand manufacturing processes and requirements to ensure repeatable, reproducible quality and reliability Partnering Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Quality, R&D, Design Assurance, and Project Management to execute material control deliverables according to program needs, such as purchased material qualification, supplier-driven change assessments, supplier capacity or capability improvement projects, or regulated material compliance assessments

Serving as the technical lead in Global Sourcing category teams to establish and execute category objectives

Investigating and evaluating new and existing technologies for use in future products or to improve quality/reliability of current products

Conducting risk assessments on sourced materials and building installed capacity and capability at suppliers; plan and execute service risk mitigation measures to ensure continuity of components supplied

Coordinating all phases of supplier engineering work content for projects; communicating emerging issues and recovery action plans with site leadership and stakeholders to gain resources and support

Identifying and executing material cost reduction projects to meet plant, division, and category goals; influence cross-functional team members to support and drive value improvement projects

Demonstrating a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance with the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures

Required qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline with at least 2 years of engineering experience

Experience with supply chain and/or manufacturing operations

Ability to travel up to 20% globally

Preferred qualifications:

Experience working in a highly regulated industry (e.g. medical device, healthcare, aerospace or automotive)
Knowledge of supplier qualification, validation, risk management, and change control processes Effective…