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Loveland ,CO
Job Description:
Procurement Engineering / Supplier Transition
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (Mechanical / Electrical /
Plastics / Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering)
Loveland ,CO
Job Description:
Procurement Engineering / Supplier Transition
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (Mechanical / Electrical /
Plastics / Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering)
- Supporting NPI and Sustenance - Supporting product transfer, designing assembly procedures and handling manufacturing documentations.
- Creating ECOs, Cos, Drawing updates, Fixture design and digital work instructions.
- CAD requirement: Solidworks
- Develop and execute validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) for equipment, ensuring compliance with cGMP, FDA.
- Strong experience in procurement engineering and supplier qualification
- Collaborate with R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure successful product life cycle management and New Product Introduction (NPI).
- Design exposure with ability to understand design intent, manufacturability, and tolerance implications
- Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (GD&T, materials, inspection requirements)
- Drive continuous improvement to reduce waste, reduce costs, and improve yield using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques.
- Hands on experience with First Article (FA) planning, execution, and evaluation
- Ability to perform fit, form, and function testing and validation
- Experience completing and maintaining CQP and CQR documentation
- Ability to work with multiple cross functional teams including Engineering, Sourcing, Operations, and SQEs
- Experience working as an interface between suppliers and customer plant teams
- Strong ownership mindset with ability to drive activities end to end to completion
- Strong communication skills for supplier coordination and follow ups
- Ability to track, report, and close issues within defined project timelines
- Working knowledge of ASTM and equivalent international standards
- Exposure to PPAP / APQP and customer quality procedures
- Experience in Supplier Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA) management
- Ability to manage Product Deviation Notices (PDN) and drive closure with suppliers
- Exposure to Supplier Process Audits and audit report documentation
- Strong analytical capability to track, report, and interpret supplier quality KPIs
- Ability to escalate unresolved supplier quality issues within project timelines
- Execute and close supplier qualification activities through detailed engineering and supplier reviews
- Drive engineering change orders required for qualification, testing, or supplier readiness
- Perform detailed drawing and engineering reviews with suppliers to identify and close gaps
- Plan, track, and manage First Article (FA) execution at supplier or plant locations
- Review FA documentation and perform hands on fit, form, and function testing
- Complete and maintain CQP, CQR, PPAP, and qualification records as per customer requirements
- Coordinate closely with SQEs, Engineering, Procurement, Quality, and Operations teams
- Follow up and close incomplete, incorrect, or missing supplier documentation
- Manage supplier corrective and preventive action items to closure
- Act as single point owner for assigned suppliers and qualification scope to ensure quality, cost, and schedule adherence
- Escalate risks and unresolved issues proactively and drive mitigation actions
- Ensure formal closure of qualification, change, and validation activities