Quality Engineering Technician I

Posted:
4/27/2026, 12:50:08 PM

Location(s):
Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Mechanical Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

Pay:
$76k/yr

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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 is 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.

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

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), Engineering, quality or related fields, minimum 2 years of equivalent experience in medical devices or pharmaceutical quality control.

0 years of work experience

Basic use of MS Office software.

Knowledge of Quality Systems/engineering, required.

Basic English level / Required

Prefered Qualifications

Knowledge in blueprint reading and experience with sampling techniques. 

Prior medical device experience. 

Basic knowledge of statistical techniques/ tools.

SHIFT TB

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.

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

N/A/hour

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

EP Electrophysiology

        

LOCATION:

Costa Rica > Alajuela : Parque Industrial, Zona Franca Coyol S.A Edificio #44B, Call0, Avendia 2

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Crcww2Nt (Costa Rica)

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Yes

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Work in a clean room environment

     

     

     

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

Visa Sponsorship: Sponsors work visas