Sr. Supplier Development Engineer

Job Description

The Senior Supplier Development Engineer leads and executes targeted supplier development initiatives focused on niche technologies, supplier maturity advancement, Supplier-Owned Quality (SOQ), and First-Time-Right (FTR) performance. This role operates as a technical leader and change agent, directly engaging with strategic suppliers. This role is responsible for driving measurable supplier capability improvements, enabling long-term supplier autonomy, and supporting risk-based decision-making across the supply base.

Your role:

• Lead deep technical and process capability assessments for high-risk or specialized suppliers, including emerging technologies, to evaluate performance and identify gaps.
• Drive resolution of critical supplier issues through root cause analysis, while identifying systemic risks and implementing sustainable mitigation strategies at both supplier and product levels.
• Drive deployment of supplier maturity frameworks by assessing QMS effectiveness, process capability, and operational performance, translating findings into prioritized improvement roadmaps.
• Monitor supplier maturity progression over time and integrate insights into sourcing strategies, supplier segmentation, and key business decisions.
• Lead initiatives to shift quality ownership to suppliers by implementing robust process controls, in-process monitoring, and structured governance models.
• Integrate FTR principles into APQP, NPI, and design transfer activities, ensuring alignment with CtQ requirements while proactively mitigating risks to improve first-pass yield and product conformance.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert by coaching suppliers and internal teams on quality tools, methodologies, and expectations, while driving adoption of standardized supplier development practices.
• Promote consistency through training, knowledge sharing, and best practice deployment across teams and Business Units.
• Lead complex supplier development programs for strategic and high-risk suppliers by defining objectives, KPIs, and success criteria while tracking progress and removing barriers to ensure measurable results.
• Maintain regulatory and QMS knowledge, support audit best practices, and provide updates to stakeholders while contributing to continuous improvement of supplier development and audit programs.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 10+ years of experience with Bachelor’s or 7+ years with master’s in areas such as Quality Engineering, Safety Engineering, Process Engineering, Continuous Improvement Techniques or equivalent.
• Your skills include strong understanding of medical device QMS, supplier controls, and regulatory expectations; ability to assess complex manufacturing and quality processes and identify risk-based improvement opportunities; knowledge of various special process strongly preferred (injection molding, etc.).
• You have a bachelor’s/master’s degree in engineering science, Supply Chain Management, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or equivalent. Problem solving methodology certifications are a nice to have.
• You must be able to successfully perform the minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You are an excellent communicator, negotiator, and relationship builder with internal and external partners. You have high attention to detail, analytical thinking skills, and sound professional judgment. You also have a strong ability to work independently and manage multiple audits in parallel. Willing and able to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally to supplier sites and flexibility to work across time zones as needed.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office-based role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, you may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips.