Director Engineering, Supplier Development

How you will make an impact:

• Lead Supplier Development Engineering activities across new product development, commercialization, and lifecycle management, ensuring supplier readiness, technical capability, and long-term performance.
• Partner cross-functionally with R&D, NPD, Sourcing, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management to develop and commercialize innovative cardiovascular technologies.
• Provide engineering leadership throughout the product development lifecycle, including design development, design for manufacturability, verification, validation, qualification, and commercialization.
• Lead the development, qualification, and technical oversight of external suppliers and contract manufacturers, including complex interventional catheter systems, components, and delivery technologies.
• Drive lifecycle management and continuous improvement across commercial products, improving supplier capability, manufacturing processes, quality, reliability, and scalability.
• Serve as a hands-on technical and people leader, providing technical direction, coaching, and mentorship while fostering accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
• Build organizational capability through talent development, targeted assignments, training, and succession planning, aligning employee development with business needs.
• Establish clear objectives and manage team performance to ensure high-quality, on-time execution of engineering programs and deliverables.

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with experience in manufacturing, including managing external vendors and suppliers across sustaining engineering and new product development programs.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing engineering teams within a regulated medical device environment.
• Travel up to 35% domestically and internationally to engage with suppliers and manufacturing partners.

What else we look for (Preferred):

• MBA or Master's in Engineering (Mechanical or Biomedical).
• Medical Device experience in new product development with successful design optimization from development to commercialization.
• Experience in more than one of the following areas: Interventional access devices, rapid product development and manufacturing of components and complex assembly design.
• Experience in catheter and related manufacturing (extrusions, braiding, molding, laser-cutting and bonding processes).
• Experience with rapid product development in cross-functional teams, creative design, prototyping, and test method development (in-vitro-testing).
• Proven ability to apply technical knowledge and judgment to complex engineering problems. Knowledge of DFM, GD&T and Six Sigma methodology.
• Displays broad perspective and effective judgment, demonstrates well-reasoned problem solving and decision-making. Ability to be bold and decisive to drive action.
• Builds a shared vision; inspires others to action; sets clear direction; establishes plans consistent with that direction.