Quality Engineer I

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott 

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.  

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 will have access to:  

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. 
• Private medical insurance, cafeteria subsidy, stock program, and employee association, among others
• 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 diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.  

The Opportunity  

This position works out of our Alajuela, Coyol location in the Vascular division that provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.

What You’ll Do  

• Apply quality principles, analyze quality records, prepares reports and recommend improvements.

• Conduct inspection, verification and validation of components or materials used in development processes.

• Identify and address recurring problems either with the quality of the product or the reliability of testing procedures.

• Interfaces primarily with internal company contacts.

• Plans and conducts small-size assigned projects within engineering specialty requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment.

• Investigates, conducts tests or experiments, gathers data, and performs preliminary analysis. Reports findings. Prepares and communicates recommendations.

• Builds relationships. Initiates and cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, developing an understanding of others’ needs.

• Identifies and Evaluates areas of risk with respect to compliance, Product/Mfg performance, Develops procedures, maintains FMEAs.

• Resolves problems, such as production process deviations, and non-conformances (CAPA).

• May work in combination with SQE and Receiving Inspectors focused on driving improvements and CAPA in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers.

• Provides technical support in the supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield and field failures.

• Identifies and Evaluates areas of risk with respect to compliance and product/Mfg performance, Develops procedures, and maintains FMEAs.

Shift Admin

On-Site position

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree

• Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical.

• Minimum 80% of bachelor’s degree completed and at least 1 year of experience in manufacturing or quality in the medical device industry.

• 1 year of experience in medical device or related industries

• Intermediate commands of English / Required

Apply Now 

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

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

LOCATION:

Costa Rica > Alajuela : AVCR-1

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Yes

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Work in a clean room environment