Supplier Engineer - Metals

Position: Staff Supplier Engineer - Metals
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** Job Function:*
* Supply Chain Engineering

** Job Sub*
* ** Function:*
* Manufacturing Engineering

** Job Category:*
* Scientific/Technology

** All Job Posting Locations:*
* Santa Clara, California, United States of America

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* Job Description:

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* ** About Med Tech*
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** We are searching for the best talent for Staff Supplier Engineer - Metals.*
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* Purpose:

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* ** Seasoned individual contributor in a scientific/technology field. Develops complex manufacturing engineering principles and practices to a broad range of supply chain engineering project plans, as well as associated key performance metrics, goals, and objectives. Works collaboratively with management to drive decisions regarding engineering schematics and methods, and represents the company for comprehensive engineering structure, efficiencies, and final deliverables.*
* ** Progresses, under general direction, Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineering initiatives by ensuring that project plans are comprehensively reviewed, implemented, and completed on schedule and within budget.*
* ** Defines detailed engineering project plans that will lead to improved performance and efficiencies by capitalizing on standard project management tools.*
* ** Determines the translation of relevant manufacturing data into broadly-understandable terms to communicate project progress with leadership.*
* ** Ensures effective and efficient use of project engineering tools and techniques to solve opportunities.*
* ** Reports status on assigned projects in various formats to various organizational levels.*
* ** Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities.​*
* ** Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson's Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.*
* ** You will be responsible for:*
* + Own and deliver the development, characterization, and validation of metals/machining components and sub-assembly processes at suppliers for new product development (NPD) projects and sustaining production within the Robotics and Digital Solutions franchise.

+ Lead the scale-up of supplier manufacturing processes to production quantities.

+ Work in a design team setting, collaborating with multi-functional teams (represented by Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Purchasing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance) by providing technical solutions to direct material component manufacturing and assembly processes (metals/machining) that are optimized for manufacturing, product performance, and cost.

+ Apply engineering principles, world-class manufacturing techniques, statistics, and risk management to resolve complex technical challenges.

+ Identify, manage, and provide priorities and direction to external suppliers to satisfy manufacturing and development requirements for tooling, manufacturing, and inspections of direct material components.

+ Responsible for ensuring robust requirements cascade from Design to Suppliers.

+ Drive suppliers to continually improve their business and manufacturing process performance to meet business requirements for supplier excellence using a collection of best…