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.
• 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

This position works out of our Costa Rica – Alajuela location in the Structural Heart Division. In Abbott’s 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.

As the Quality Engineer II, you will work closely with Manufacturing and Engineering on sustaining activities to ensure compliance with the quality system requirements and achievement of Key Performance Indicators (i.e. NCMR’s, MA’s, Yield, Cost Reduction projects, etc.) and owns/lead process/product validation activities.

You may work as well with Research and Development and Regulatory Affairs personnel (internal or external) to obtained support on sustaining activities and during new product introduction to assure compliance with product and regulatory requirements.

You will also support Major Quality System investigations (i.e. CAPAs, HHEs, StopShip, etc.) and audits (External / Internal)

What You’ll Do

• Verify company’s adherence to the established Quality System and GMP/ISO standards.
• Completion of risk management and risk analysis including FMEA.
• Work with R&D/Design Quality to revise design verification and design validation plans for products based on performance specifications and risk analysis.
• Conducts technical and statistical investigations concerning optimization and compliance to specification.
• Owner of measuring process capability, process controls, and process validation / efforts.
• Work with microbiology to ensure appropriate environmental monitoring and that microbiology requirements are considered in product and process development activities
• Conducting NCMR Investigations, Calibration Out Of Tolerance (OOT) Investigations and Complaint Investigations (MA) related to manufacturing Process
• Conducting NCMR Investigations, Calibration Out Of Tolerance (OOT) Investigations and Complaint Investigations (MA) related to manufacturing Process
• Leading Build at Risk (BAR) Authorizations & Closures
• Completion and approval of document Change Requests, assuring accuracy, adequacy, and compliance to Quality System and product requirements
• Creation and maintenance of Quality Plans and Reports, typically with minor mentorship from higher level engineering.
• Support execution and approval of IQ, OQ, PQ, and/or PPQ Qualifications and Inspection and Test Method Qualifications, with mentorship from higher level engineering.
• Conducting Advanced Statistical Data Analyses using Minitab with minimum mentorship from higher level engineering.
• Maintenance/update/Authoring Master Validation Plans and Reports
• Support/owns Major Quality System investigations (i.e. CAPAs, HHEs, StopShip, etc.) with mentorship from higher level engineering.
• Supports activities during preparation and execution of audits (External / Internal)
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by senior management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor´s Degree Engineering, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering (preferred), Math)
• 1-2 years of experience in Quality or Engineering positions.
• Proficiency in computer applications (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of statistical, data analysis.
• Experience in process improvement tools such as: Root Cause Analysis, Fishbone, Is/Is Not, Six Sigma or Process Control & Monitoring (SPC), Quality Tools.
• Knowledge with control of nonconforming material, corrective and preventive actions.
• Knowledge and experience working with FDA, GMP, and ISO 13485 regulations.
• Knowledge on product and process qualification and validation.
• Intermediate Command of English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior medical device industry experience.
• Previous Quality Engineering experience.
• Experience with SAP ERP System.
• Knowledge on product and process qualification and validation.
• 1 - 2 years of experience in Quality or Engineering positions.

*Availability to work on SHIFT B (Monday to Friday 3:30 pm to 10:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 3:30 pm).

*This position works 100% on site.

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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