What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Engineer - Medical position at Amaris Consulting | Part of Mantu?
Location: Bothell, WA, on-site
Travel: Occasional domestic travel
About the role
Amaris Consulting is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join an established SQE team supporting a medical-device emergency care portfolio.
You’ll manage supplier-related quality issues from initial rejection through investigation, corrective action, qualification, and effectiveness checks. The role covers daily Material Review Board activity, supplier development, quality notifications, and part qualification in a regulated environment governed by ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR 820.
Your work will directly support the quality and safety of life-critical medical devices.
What you’ll do
- Review supplier-related rejections from the warehouse and production line, then drive appropriate disposition.
- Attend the daily Material Review Board and lead defect investigations.
- Process defect data and manage the Quality Notification workflow in SAP QM.
- Keep quality dispositions on schedule and properly documented.
- Issue and manage Supplier Quality Notifications and Supplier Corrective Action Requests.
- Track supplier acknowledgement, corrective-action deadlines, containment, root-cause analysis, and effectiveness checks.
- Lead component and process qualification activities using APQP and PPAP.
- Support supplier-process validation through IQ, OQ, and PQ.
- Partner with suppliers on corrective actions and quality improvement plans.
- Act as a supplier-quality point of contact during FDA inspections and customer or quality-system audits.
What you’ll bring
Required experience
- 5 years of Supplier Quality Engineering experience in the medical-device industry or another FDA-regulated sector, such as pharmaceutical, aerospace, or automotive.
- Working knowledge of ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR 820.
- Hands-on experience with SAP QM, including quality notifications, defect processing, and disposition.
- Experience participating in MRB meetings and leading defect investigations.
- Experience managing SQNs, SCARs, and 8D corrective-action activities.
- Experience with APQP and PPAP part qualification.
- Experience supporting IQ, OQ, and PQ process validation.
- Supplier-quality experience across plastic injection molding, PCBA, and PCB components.
- Confidence working with FDA investigators and responding to audit questions.
- Ability to work on-site in Bothell, WA.
- US work authorization.
Preferred qualifications
- ASQ CQE, CSQP, or an equivalent certification.
- Working knowledge of 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa analysis, basic SPC, GD&T, and engineering drawings.
- Previous experience with Philips or another large medical-device OEM.
- Experience managing counterfeit-part risks and electronic-component obsolescence.
Why join this role?
You’ll work closely with suppliers, manufacturing teams, engineering, and regulatory stakeholders on products where quality decisions matter every day. The role combines shop-floor investigation, supplier engagement, and regulated quality work across a broad medical-device portfolio.
Why choose us
- An international community bringing together more than 110 different nationalities
- An environment where trust is central: 70% of our leaders started their careers at the entry level
- A strong training system with our internal Academy and more than 250 modules available
- A dynamic work environment that frequently comes together for internal events (afterworks, team buildings, etc.)
Amaris Consulting promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and creating an inclusive work environment. In this regard, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age, marital status, disability, or other characteristics.