Lead Supplier Quality Engineer, Design-To-Value, Mr (Monterrey)

GE Healthcare is a leading integral innovator in medical technology and digital solutions with more than 100 years of experience in the healthcare industry and approximately 50,000 employees worldwide.

The Design-to-Value Lead Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) will support a cross-functional team comprised of engineering, sourcing, supplier quality, and manufacturing engineering, to assess and identify opportunities within existing MRI products and sub-systems to streamline designs, optimize the supply chain, and leverage supplier expertise to deliver total landed cost reduction targets.

This role will support Variable Cost Productivity (VCP) idea generation, idea activation, project execution, tool development, and process improvement in various focus areas towards the overall VCP goal for the MRI business and be directly responsible for overall supplier quality activities including qualification, performance, and supply chain sustainability.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead Supplier Quality Engineering and Supplier Quality Development within the design-to-value initiative as part of the MR Path to Leadership, delivering cost out opportunities through design-based productivity.
• Lead supplier activities including qualifications, action plans, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence to optimize capability, capacity, and total quality, specifically within supplier transfer and new product launch areas.
• Develop, execute, and manage SQE project elements and timelines for short and long term cost out initiatives.
• Deploy technical expertise and judgement to solve problems.
• Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.
• May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
• Deploy interpersonal and negotiating skills to bridge supplier and GE healthcare resources and explain complex information to others in straightforward situations across a global supply chain.
• Support business case development and execution through comprehensive cost, benefit, and return on investment analysis with a specific focus on design for manufacturability, quality control, and packaging.
• Support Disruptive Cost Workouts (DCWs) across both NPIs and existing systems to identify and meet cost reduction targets across sub-system inputs (e.g., Tier 2+), systems, and processes.
• The role operates with some autonomy focused on execution of activities/provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures.
• Activities require good professional judgment but may require more senior or technical levels of guidance.

Required Qualifications

• For roles outside of the USA – advanced experience in Sourcing & Supplier Quality Engineering. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
• For roles in USA – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).

Desired Characteristics

• Deep knowledge and experience with mechanical industry segment (fabrication, machining, metal forming, welding, sheet metal, etc) throughout product lifecycle (design > manufacturing > inspection and acceptance).
• Excellent communication skills: plain and clear communicator, truth teller, influencer in written and oral form.
• Strategic thinking: Ability to synthesize information to insights and turn it into actionable plans.
• Process focused with demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence and problem solve.
• Strong execution skillset and experience including business case development, project plans, and wing-to-wing ownership and accountability.
• Previous experience in regulated medical device company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GE Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion is essential. This means that all decisions are made regardless of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics protected by the law.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No