Quality Engineer II

Job description

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

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’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

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we're focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

As the Quality Engineer II you will be responsible for activities related to design control; qualification; specification and corrective and preventative action of molded commodities, packaging and equipment. Lead design planning efforts to include heading CFTs; establishing deliverables and tracking completion for complex projects. Will Identify and create documentation for engineering projects to adhere to division design and change control policies. Lead/support risk management activities such as creation or updates to FMEAs; supplier validation assessments, etc. Lead/support complex investigations and CAPA activities

What You’ll Work On

Understands design control processes and lead projects to ensure compliance with the process
Executes qualification/validation activities to support engineering projects
Analyzes complex interdisciplinary problems and identifies their impact; establishes probabilities, draws conclusions reflecting broad business needs; understands organizational and financial impact of recommendations; e.g.; applies regulatory requirements and recommends best course of action; sets complex design and process requirements.

Ability to juggle multiple priorities; establishes workable and trackable schedules
Strong technical writing skills to capture complex technical requirements; cause/effect and risks in design plans; qualifications; FMEAs and investigations
Strong verbal communications

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or technical discipline; or equivalent experience plus demonstrated competence

3+ years of applicable engineering experience in equipment, molding, packaging, validation, project management or related field and 3+ years of experience in design control qualification

Apply Now

* 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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

The base pay for this position is
$83,600.00 – $167,200.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf