Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Merit Medical Oncology

Supplier Quality Engineer responsible for supplier development and ensuring compliance in medical device manufacturing. Collaborating with suppliers and internal teams to improve quality and performance.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeSouth Jordan • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Executes supplier development engineering for the Company’s supplier base
Works with manufacturers and service suppliers to ensure product / services provided meet company requirements
Interfaces with other departments as well as with suppliers and other external parties on issues related to product manufacturability and product changes
Plans, organizes, directs and reports on all engineering supplier development activities such as raw materials changes, contracted designed and manufactured items, packaging materials, service providers, and laboratories to assure procurements meet or exceed the requirements
Works directly with the Company manufacturing plants and the contract manufacturer to integrate the incoming performance of raw material and component supplier to collaboratively resolve issues
Assures that customer technical requirements are adhered to by supplier and that a quality system is maintained
Develops procedures for supplier management to establish world class supplier processes
Conducts programs designed to improve supplier performance, productivity, and process validation
Supports quality issues through Supplier Corrective Action Reports as needed and provides assistance to develop corrective actions in an effort to reduce and eliminate defects
Manages cost savings initiatives with suppliers through integration into Merit manufacturing facilities
Manages supply chain resiliency programs which include but are not limited to supplier consolidation, dual sourcing, acquisition integrations
Responsible for ensuring that the cost savings initiatives and supply chain resiliency programs are communicated effectively to senior leadership
Develops reports on supplier performance for company management
Liaises between corporate and manufacturing sites for the deployment and communication of needs and new or improved requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education and/or experience equivalent to bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in engineering in the medical device industry
Working knowledge of the Quality System Regulation and ISO 13485 quality system standards
Familiarity with process development and process change
Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs
Six Sigma/Lean certification (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental & Other Insurances (eligible the first of month after 30 days)
Low Cost Onsite Medical Clinic
Two (2) Onsite Cafeterias
Employee Garden | Gardening Classes
3 Weeks' Vacation | 1 Week Sick-Time | Paid Holidays
401K | Health Savings Account

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Hard Skills & Tools

supplier development engineeringproduct manufacturabilityprocess validationsupplier managementcost savings initiativessupply chain resiliencyquality systemprocess developmentcorrective actionsISO 13485

Soft Skills

communicationorganizationalleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingreportingplanningdirectinginterfacingassurance

Certifications

Six SigmaLean