AddressAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Supplier Quality Engineer II (Woodridge location)
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of STRUCTURAL HEART disease. We aim to lead the markets we serve by requiring the solutions we offer customers provide an improved benefit/risk profile as compared to existing standards of care; a performance threshold that by definition, guides and ensures the productive output of our engineering, business development, and clinical research efforts result in outcomes that advance the standard of care.
We are currently hiring for a Supplier Quality Engineer IIrole based in our St Paul location. In this role you will be responsible for activities focused on receiving inspection, fixture creation, tool qualification, method development, material qualification, and associated validation activities. This position contributes to the development, establishment and maintenance of Supplier Quality Engineering methodologies, systems and practices which meet Abbott and regulatory requirements.
What You'll Work On
•Contributes to the development, maintenance and improvement of Abbott supplier development quality program policies, procedures and forms
•Provides Supplier quality focused Quality System Body of Knowledge support to Division and organization
•Ensures compliance to ISO 13485, 21CFR 820, MDR Quality System Regulations, and other applicable regulations and standards by providing support for interpretation of regulations, performing gap analysis, and leading activities to implement improvements.
•Tracks supplier responses and conducts follow-up and escalation as necessary
•Reviews and approves supplied material drawings and component quality plans
•Manages development of supplied material receiving inspection procedures and first article requirements
•Provides engineering guidance to Abbott Receiving Inspection including statistical analysis, measurement techniques, Gage R&R studies and inspection procedures
•Assess supplier process capabilities, develop supplied component sampling plans, and support vendor qualifications and validations
•Complete Document Change Request Reviews in a timely and objective manner
•Provide Supplier Quality support for new product development teams
•Manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), Supplier Change Notifications (SCNs/SCRs) and Nonconforming Material reports (NCMRs)
Required Qualifications
•BS Degree in Engineering or Technical Field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
•2+ years Medical Device and/or Engineering experience
•Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
•Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor
•Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects
* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is $57,300.00 – $114,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
