Supplier Technical Engineer – Supplier Quality & Process Improvement (On-site, San Diego)

⚙️ Supplier Technical Engineer

📍 Location: San Diego, CA (On-site)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🏭 Industry: Energy
📦 Function: Supply Chain / Supplier Quality
🛂 Visa Sponsorship: Not available
🎯 Level: Associate (2–5 years’ experience)

🌟 About the Role

We are seeking a Supplier Technical Engineer to support supplier quality, process reliability, and continuous improvement across a global supply chain. This role plays a critical part in ensuring supplier performance meets high technical and quality standards while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to resolve issues and drive long-term improvements.

If you enjoy working at the intersection of engineering, quality, and supplier collaboration, this is a strong opportunity to build impact early in your career.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

• Support resolution of supplier-related quality issues and process gaps

• Provide conclusions and recommendations for quality improvements

• Partner with suppliers on continuous improvement initiatives

• Implement and monitor supplier process controls, evaluations, audits, and corrective actions

• Support supplier qualification for new products and components

• Identify root causes of quality problems and develop short- and long-term action plans

• Maintain documentation related to inspections, evaluations, and quality records

🧠 Core Competencies You’ll Use Daily

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Apply quality management tools and techniques

• Use inspections, walkthroughs, and evaluation tools

• Track quality indicators and support improvement efforts

Problem Solving

• Identify and document issues and solution options

• Use data and diagnostics to assess root cause

• Balance risk, cost, and impact when recommending solutions

Collaboration & Communication

• Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain

• Communicate clearly with suppliers and internal teams

• Contribute to collaborative problem-solving sessions

Attention to Detail

• Ensure accuracy in documentation and reporting

• Use checklists and verification methods to avoid errors

• Learn from past issues to improve future outcomes

Time & Priority Management

• Manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously

• Respond to operational needs while progressing project work

🎓 Background & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field

• 2–5 years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing, or technical supply chain roles

Preferred

• Experience in Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE)

• Familiarity with investment casting and airfoil components (e.g., blades, nozzles)

• Exposure to manufacturing environments or technical suppliers

💰 Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $89,210 – $133,810

• Benefits: Full benefits package

• Bonus: Not eligible

• Relocation: Not available

• Travel: None required

Staff Product Security Engineer | Medical Devices | Limerick, Ireland | Onsite

🔐 Staff Product Security Engineer

📍 Location: Limerick City, Munster, Ireland (Onsite – minimum 4 days per week)
🏢 Industry: Medical Devices / Healthcare Technology
🧠 Level: Mid–Senior
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
✈️ Travel: Occasional
🛂 Visa Sponsorship: Not available
💶 Salary Range: €85,000 – €95,000
🎁 Benefits: Full benefits package

🚀 The Opportunity

An innovative global medical technology organisation is seeking a Staff Product Security Engineer to play a critical role in shaping and strengthening product security across next-generation healthcare solutions.

This is a highly visible position offering the opportunity to:

• Influence security strategy across product portfolios

• Embed secure-by-design principles across the full product lifecycle

• Lead security maturity improvements

• Work cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and IT

• Protect products in an evolving threat landscape

If you're passionate about cybersecurity, product resilience, and impact-driven work in healthcare, this role offers both purpose and technical depth.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Product Security function

• Define and guide product security strategy aligned with regulatory and enterprise cybersecurity objectives

• Embed secure-by-design practices, threat modelling, and proactive vulnerability management

• Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and IT teams to ensure security is integrated throughout the product lifecycle

• Conduct product security risk assessments and support remediation strategies

• Support product security documentation, including governance and compliance artefacts

• Review technical designs and source code; provide clear, actionable recommendations

• Support incident response and vulnerability management efforts

• Implement best practices for:

• Encryption & PKI

• Authentication & access control

• Audit logging

• Secure hardening

• Patch management

• Vulnerability monitoring

• Track and report security posture using meaningful metrics

• Ensure adherence to development policies and quality management systems

🧠 Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• 5+ years experience in:

• Security architecture

• Secure software development

• Systems and architecture design

• Experience working in regulated environments with strong QMS adherence

• Proven experience leading or mentoring teams

• Strong understanding of:

• Encryption algorithms and PKI

• Embedded device security

• Networking and threat models

• Dynamic and static code analysis tools

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management abilities

🧩 Technical Skills Snapshot

Domain

Experience

Product Security

Secure-by-design, threat modelling, vulnerability management

Cryptography

Encryption, PKI

AppSec

Static/Dynamic analysis, secure SDLC

Embedded Security

Yes

Networking

Security controls, common threats

Documentation

SAP, SharePoint, DocuSign or similar

Regulated Environments

Medical / highly regulated industries

Tools

Microsoft Office, security tooling

🏢 Work Style & Culture

• Strong emphasis on onsite collaboration (minimum 4 days/week in office)

• Cross-functional, high-impact environment

• Focus on innovation, continuous improvement, and ownership

• Opportunity to influence product direction at a strategic level

📌 Candidate Snapshot

Attribute

Details

Role

Staff Product Security Engineer

Location

Limerick, Ireland

Experience

10–15 years ideal

Leadership

Yes (influence & team leadership expected)

Domain

Medical device security

Environment

Regulated, high-compliance

Work Model

Onsite-first

🌍 Why This Role Matters

Your work will directly contribute to:

• Protecting patient safety

• Strengthening cybersecurity in healthcare systems

• Ensuring regulatory compliance

• Driving security maturity across critical medical technologies

This is a career-defining role for someone who wants both technical depth and meaningful impact.