Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers. 

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Job Overview
Provides advanced technical expertise and independent execution of supplier quality engineering activities supporting product development, manufacturing, supplier management, and continuous improvement initiatives. Serves as a key contributor on cross-functional teams, driving effective resolution of supplier quality issues while ensuring compliance with quality system and regulatory requirements.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

1) Supplier Management & Qualification
• Manage supplier quality activities for assigned suppliers, commodities, and processes within SWICC; support GetQMS Supplier Quality initiatives.
• Lead qualification activities including FAI, component qualifications, process validations, and supplier change evaluations.
• Serve as the primary liaison with suppliers to align quality expectations and ensure timely issue resolution.
• Oversee site-level supplier management activities including audits, certification, corrective actions, and incoming inspection support.

2) Quality Engineering & Continuous Improvement
• Lead complex quality investigations using root cause analysis, statistical techniques, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Develop and maintain inspection procedures, sampling plans, work instructions, and test methods.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives through SPC, non-destructive testing, cost-effective sampling plans, and other quality engineering tools.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate supplier quality performance metrics, trends, and improvement opportunities to management and stakeholders.

3) Systems, Compliance & Risk Management
• Perform or support Test Method Validation (TMV), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and CAPA activities.
• Lead risk management teams utilizing FMEA, Hazard Analysis, Risk Assessments, and Quality Plans.
• Represent the company during regulatory inspections, audits, and third-party assessments.
• Support the Material Review Board (MRB) by providing disposition of non-conforming material.

4) Cross-functional Collaboration
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams to define and communicate component specifications and quality requirements.
• Review and approve component specifications, Change Requests (CRs), and other change control documentation.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s or above degree with at least five years industry experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word/Excel) is required.
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Basic knowledge in the areas of lot acceptance, sampling methodologies, MSA/GR&R, CAPA, root cause analysis, and other statistical techniques.
• Audit experience is required.

About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.