Supplier Engineer

philips· 0001 MA01-ANDOVER-US9A
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📍 AlajuelaFull time

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Job Title

Supplier Engineer

Job Description

Supplier Engineer 1

Ensures high-performing suppliers and successful product launches by applying APQP, supplier quality engineering, validation, and cross-functional project leadership throughout the entire product lifecycle.


Your role:

  • Lead supplier qualification and development activities, evaluating new suppliers, supporting supplier selection, conducting capability assessments, and driving continuous supplier quality improvement initiatives.
  • Own APQP execution throughout NPI projects, applying quality tools such as PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, Process Validation, FAI, and Supplier Approval processes to ensure successful product industrialization and on-time project delivery.
  • Partner cross-functionally with R&D and suppliers to drive Design for Excellence (DfX), communicate Critical to Quality (CtQ) requirements, and ensure robust quality standards are embedded from design through production.
  • Manage supplier quality performance and issue resolution, including Part Submission Warrant approvals, Supplier Agreements, defect investigations, root cause analysis, and Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) to ensure ongoing compliance and product quality.


You're the right fit if:

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant engineering, quality, manufacturing, or supplier quality experience; or 4 years of equivalent professional experience with an associate degree, technical diploma, or other applicable educational background.
  • Lead supplier qualification and development activities, evaluating new suppliers, supporting supplier selection, conducting capability assessments, and driving continuous supplier quality improvement initiatives.
  • Own APQP execution throughout NPI projects, applying quality tools such as PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, Process Validation, FAI, and Supplier Approval processes to ensure successful product industrialization and on-time project delivery.
  • Partner cross-functionally with R&D and suppliers to drive Design for Excellence (DfX), communicate Critical to Quality (CtQ) requirements, and ensure robust quality standards are embedded from design through production.
  • Manage supplier quality performance and issue resolution, including Part Submission Warrant approvals, Supplier Agreements, defect investigations, root cause analysis, and Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) to ensure ongoing compliance and product quality.

How we work together


We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.


This role is an office role.


About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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Where is the Supplier Engineer position at philips located?
This Supplier Engineer role at philips is based in Alajuela. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Supplier Engineer role at philips full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Supplier Engineer role in the 0001 MA01-ANDOVER-US9A department at philips.
Which team or department does the Supplier Engineer at philips belong to?
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When was the Supplier Engineer job at philips posted?
This Supplier Engineer position at philips was posted on Sep 10, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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