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Our relentless commitment to patients and strong legacy of innovation in healthcare are the foundation of our future. If you're looking for a new chance, a new beginning, a new trajectory, LivaNova is where your talent can truly thrive. Join our talented team members worldwide to become a pioneer of tomorrow-because at LivaNova, we don’t just treat conditions - we aspire to alter the course of lives.\nLocation & Travel\nThis position is available as a Remote opportunity OR as a hybrid role, based at our site in Clear Lake, TX (Southeast Houston area)\n\nThis position may require business travel up to 25% of the time.\n\nThe Senior Supplier Quality Engineer functions as the technical liaison between internal resources (Purchasing, R&D, Operations, QE) and suppliers to implement and monitor advanced quality planning in the procurement process for new product introductions and throughout the product life cycle, identifying and developing cost-effective technical solutions that resolve issues related to product quality, consistent supply and yield, and developing approaches to improve quality and reduce cost.\nJob Duties\nLeads the supplier selection, evaluation and approval process by assessing manufacturing/ technology capabilities, supplier risk levels, Quality Management System compliance, etc.\n\nServes as a core team member on component development teams by providing technical leadership and direction. Responsible for supplier process qualification, verification and validation activities\n\nReviews supplier process changes for completeness, accuracy, and safety/effectiveness including the identification of all impacts and timely management of these changes with to ensure continued supply of parts\n\nActs as business process owner for all supplier related nonconformance report (NCR) management system, including material review board (MRB) activities, monitoring the timeliness and effectiveness of the system and activities;\n\nCarries out supplier Quality Management System (QMS) and process audits\n\nCollaborates with suppliers on process manufacturing process improvement, process validation (TMV, IQ, OQ and PQ) and value enhancement opportunities.\n\nEnsures ongoing compliance per ISO 13485 and MDSAP requirements\n\nCollaborates with Purchasing and procurement functions to support business strategy initiatives including cost saving efforts, alternate sourcing, outsourced processes etc.\n\nProvides quality criteria (risk assessment, acceptance criteria, sample size, parameter definition) for receiving inspection activities;\n\nEnsures that procedures and processes are maintained and updated to be consistent with regulatory changes including the development of more efficient QMS processes and global QMS processes;\n\nCompiles and presents quality data to management as requested and in management review;\n\nContributes to successful regulatory audits by coordinating back room / front room activities or serving as a subject matter expert;\n\nSupports enterprise resource planning controls and develop systems to ensure that parts and services are provided by approved sources\n\nPerforms other duties as may be required by management.\n\nMinimum Qualifications\nA Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required\n\n8+ Years of Quality or Manufacturing Engineering\n\nExperience working in a regulated environment industry such as a FDA medical device manufacturer preferred.\n\nUnderstanding of basic quality engineering principles including, but not limited to: quality leadership, implementation, acceptance sampling, statistical process control, lean business systems and other continuous improvement techniques, and risk management.\n\nPragmatic and result-oriented: capable to prioritize and plan activities with specific attention to understand expectations of internal personnel and external stakeholders.\n\nGood team player: open and honest when communicating among peers and management. Resolves most issues with peers, but understands what issues are important to escalate to management.\n\nProject management skills including the ability to drive cross-functional internal and external teams to completion of projects within planned timeframes. Strong interpersonal skills.\n\nSustained record of performance during tenure in previous position as shown through consistency with which metrics in their areas of responsibility meet performance objectives as established in Management Review and a track record of implementing improvements.\n\nPay Transparency\nA reasonable estimate of the annual base salary for this position is $110,000 - 120,000 plus discretionary annual bonus. Pay ranges may vary by location and are awarded based on experience.\n\nEmployee benefits include:\nHealth benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision\n\nPersonal and Vacation Time\n\nRetirement & Savings Plan (401K)\n\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\n\nTraining & Education Assistance\n\nBonus Referral Program\n\nService Awards\n\nEmployee Recognition Program\n\nFlexible Work Schedules\n\nValuing different backgrounds:\nLivaNova values equality and diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination. Our selection process is driven by the key demands/requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate’s sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.\nNotice to third party agencies:\nPlease note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.\nBeware of Job Scams:\nPlease beware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons posing as LivaNova recruiters or employees. The scammers may attempt to solicit confidential, personal information, such as a social security number, or your financial information. LivaNova will never ask for fees prior/during/after the application process, nor will we ask for banking details or personal financial information in return for the assurance of employment. If you are concerned that an offer of employment might be a scam or that the recruiter is not legitimate, please verify by searching for “See Open Jobs” on https://www.livanova.com/en-us/careers, and check that all recruitment emails come from an @livanova.com email address.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6975,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Education assistance","Flexible schedule","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cardiovascular Devices","Neurotech & Neuromodulation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T08:35:17Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 13 · green card filings: 1","filings_12m":13,"filings_prev_12m":12,"green_card_filings_12m":1,"median_offered_wage_usd":138214,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":38,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.686,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":36,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:16","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":120000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/livanova-senior-supplier-quality-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/livanova-senior-supplier-quality-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T07:19:08Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10969,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1949485},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1949485"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Flivanova-senior-supplier-quality-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Flivanova-senior-supplier-quality-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Flivanova-senior-supplier-quality-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/livanova-senior-supplier-quality-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Flivanova-senior-supplier-quality-engineer"}]}