Tokyo Boston Scientific
Senior Supplier Engineer, External Products

At Boston Scientific, you'll work in teams of diverse and high-performing employees tackling important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools and training, you'll advance your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing whatever your ambitions.

The Senior Supplier Engineer, External Products will design, develop, and validate manufacturing processes, equipment, and systems to meet manufacturing delivery goals while ensuring product quality, and delivery. This position is part of the SFMD (Sourced Finished Medical Device) team and entails driving improvements at Boston Scientific's suppliers of finished medical devices.

The role includes:
  • Manage projects which include new production equipment, process improvements, and cost reductions supporting day-to-day operations success of assigned key SFMD suppliers
  • Works cooperatively with R&D, Process Development, Quality, Production, Regulatory, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, and Marketing to ensure project success
  • Successfully contributes to both new product development and current product support, typically including process capability studies, process development, Six Sigma and Value Improvement projects, and report preparation and process/test documentation
  • Ability to independently design and coordinate engineering tests and experiments including Design of Experiments
  • Ability to independently troubleshoot new and existing product/process problems related to design, material, or processes
  • Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from test results
  • Prepares standard reports/documents to communicate results to the technical community
  • May lead cross-functional project teams
  • Submit and manage Change Requests to approve changes at external manufacturers
  • Independently executes plans to support supply chain objectives; supplier performance, supplied material risk mitigation, and execution of materials VIP (Value Improvement Process)
  • Proficient in the use of statistical tools and analytical techniques commonly used to investigate component defects


The key qualifications are:
  • Language skills: Japanese and English
  • BS in Engineering from ABET accredited institutions or prestigious universities
  • 8+ years of manufacturing/procurement engineering experience
  • Proven organization and execution skills
  • Proven ability to solve technical problems and implement solutions
  • Proven leader and team player with the ability to drive tasks / projects to completion
  • Willing and able to work with engineers and technical staff from a SFMD Suppliers at a different site
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time


The preferred qualifications are:
  • Experience in the Medical Device industry
  • Manufacturing engineering experience, R&D or new product development sourcing experience
  • Familiar with ISO13485 and FDA QSR820


Boston Scientific is a leader in medical science committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

Choosing a career with Boston Scientific isn't just business, it's personal. If you're a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you.



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