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 EP Division.  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.

As the Quality Engineer I, you will be responsible to provides quality support for the production process, provides support to Quality Engineering during nonconformance processes and other process or daily activities. This position is responsible to bring support manufacturing lines following costumer service techniques.

What You’ll Do

• Support manufacturing lines, with clarification of documental doubts and correction of documentation errors.
• Monitoring documentation the errors metric of the production line.
• Coordinates with Quality Engineer to prepare and handle the material in and out of the designated quarantine area.
• Reviews compliance of quality and manufacturing documentation such as batch records.
• Identifies and segregates nonconforming material from the production line according to governing documents.
• Provides support in the process related to nonconformance actions (corrective, preventive or corrections) rework or short activities.
• Provides support in the process related Build as Risk (BAR's)
• Provides support in the investigation process related to Manufacturing Analysis (MA) as training evidence, material expiration.
• Assists to sets up and in the training for the new or transferred Quality Technicians

Required Qualifications

• Student of Engineering (at least 30% of degree completion) or Technical Degree (at least 50% of diploma completion).
• Minimum 2 year of equivalent experience in medical devices or pharmaceutical quality control.
• Proficiency in computer applications (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of quality systems / engineering required
• Available to work on Shift B
• Works 100% on site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in blueprint reading and experience with sampling techniques.
• Prior medical device experience.
• Basic knowledge of statistical techniques/ tools.

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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