Quality Engineer

Posted:
8/29/2024, 8:19:50 AM

Location(s):
Pleasanton, California, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Major Responsibilities:

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.


1. Learns to identify Manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, customer complaints) by dispositioning non‐conforming material, assisting in identification of primary root causes and understanding corrective
and preventive action. May be responsible for working with process owner to bound product stops and document release criteria.


2. Assists in development of product quality plans, documents and systems by providing input to product specification, quality specification, quality plans, risk analyses, FMEAs in conjunction with other product development team
members. May be responsible for providing input to risk analyses and FMEAs.


3. Learns Process Monitoring Systems by becoming familiar with systems application and critical process steps; and through familiarization with methods used to reduce process variation.


4. Becomes familiar with Product/Process improvement efforts by understanding current quality metric data and learning the various analysis methods used to enhance sustaining product design and new product development; 5. Learns
Quality Tools & Training Materials by gaining knowledge of prevalent tools used and by reviewing & utilizing available training materials.


5. Assist Product/Process improvement efforts (e.g). scrap, nonconforming product, customer complains) by systematically gathering quality metric data and by assisting in the appropriated analysis methods to enhance sustaining product design.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

Position Accountability:

Influence/Leadership) Begins developing a network of internal resources to facilitate completion of tasks. Individual influence is typically exerted at the peer level.

(Planning/Organization) Completes daily work to meet established schedule with guidance from supervisor on prioritization of tasks.

(Decision Making/Impact) May exercise authority within pre‐established limits and approval. Failure to achieve results can normally be overcome without serious effect on schedules and programs.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor degree in Engineering.


Experience Requirements


1. (Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills)) Basic technical knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures. Limited understanding of business unit/group function. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.


2. (Cognitive Skills) Learns to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine problems. Works on problems of limited scope. Minimal independent decision making.

     

The base pay for this position is

$55,200.00 – $110,400.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

HF Heart Failure

        

LOCATION:

United States > Pleasanton : 6035 Stoneridge Dr

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

     

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

Abbott

Website: https://abbott.com/

Headquarter Location: Illinois City, Illinois, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 1944

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Emergency Medicine ⋅ Genetics ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Health Diagnostics ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Medical ⋅ Medical Device ⋅ Nutrition ⋅ Pharmaceutical