Lexington Medical, Inc.
Supplier Development Engineer
About this role
Lexington Medical seeks a Supplier Development Engineer to drive sourcing and qualification of components for minimally invasive surgical devices. You'll partner with R&D and manufacturing to translate designs into manufacturable solutions, manage vendor relationships, and ensure reliable, scalable supply chains for new product launches in the Boston area.
What you'll do
- Identify, evaluate, and qualify suppliers for custom components, raw materials, and assemblies for surgical devices
- Partner with R&D and Design Engineering to translate specifications into sourcing strategies and manufacturer requirements
- Lead supplier selection, RFQs, cost/lead-time analysis, negotiation, and vendor onboarding
- Drive component qualification with Quality and Manufacturing, supporting first article inspection and design transfer
- Assess supplier capabilities across manufacturing processes (injection molding, CNC, stamping, additive manufacturing, PCBA)
- Resolve supplier technical issues and non-conformances through cross-functional collaboration
What they're looking for
- Supplier development and qualification
- New product introduction (NPI) and design-to-production transition
- Engineering drawing and specification interpretation
- RFQ management and cost/lead-time analysis
- Manufacturing process knowledge (molding, machining, stamping, additive manufacturing)
- Negotiation and vendor management
- ERP/MRP systems and data platforms
- ISO 13485 and medical device quality standards
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Lexington Medical, Inc.
Lexington Medical designs and develops minimally invasive surgical devices, particularly precision surgical stapling systems for advanced procedures. The company is hiring engineers to support product development, component sourcing, and manufacturing scaling across mechanical design and supply chain roles.
View all jobs at Lexington Medical, Inc.Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a time you sourced and qualified a supplier for a new product from design phase through production. What were the key challenges and how did you de-risk the supply?
- How do you approach reading an engineering drawing and translating it into supplier requirements? Can you give an example of how you've assessed manufacturability across different processes like injection molding or CNC machining?