Sr. Quality Engineer

Job Opportunity At Abbott

Abbott 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.

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 in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, student debt program and education benefit.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world.

In Abbott's Electrophysiology (EP) business, we're advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. We have an opening for a Sr. Quality Engineer at our Minnetonka, MN site within our Electrophysiology division. This position will provide Process/Quality Engineering support to manufacturing for commercially released product, helping to ensure delivery of highest quality product to the customer.

What You'll Work On:

• Reduces and controls manufacturing process defects by leading efforts/teams focused on identifying the primary root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• May be responsible for implementing product stops & documenting release criteria.
• Develops and implements product quality plans, documents and systems by creating product specifications, quality specifications, quality plans, risk analyses, FMEAs in conjunction with other product development team members.
• May be responsible for risk analyses and FMEAs.
• Develops and implements Process Monitoring Systems by identifying critical process steps which could culminate in possible sources of manufacturing defects and devising methods to reduce process variation in order to reduce/eliminate the cause of defects.
• Collects and analyzes Lead Manufacturing process defect data Product/Process improvement efforts by systematically gathering quality metric data and performing the appropriate analysis method(s) to enhance sustaining product design and new product development.
• Creates Quality Tools & Training Materials by applying body of knowledge/expertise and communicating to respective teams.
• Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance and work direction, and offering counsel. May lead a project team.
• Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects. Influences middle management on technical or business solutions.
• May interact with vendors.
• Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval. Initiates or maintains work schedule.
• Establishes priorities of work assignments.
• Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• 5+ years of related experience
• Experience with CAPAs and non conformance processes
• Knowledge of quality requirements within medical devices or similar regulated industry

The base pay for this position is $75,300.00 – $150,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com.