Quality Engineer III

     

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 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 Coyol Free Zone location in the Vascular Division. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

As the Quality Engineer III, you’ll have the chance apply scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to complete assignments related to a specific technical field or discipline. 

This role will provide Quality support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of the highest quality product to the customer.

Shift: B (Monday - Friday from 3:00 - 10:00 pm and Saturdays from 7:00 am to 2:30 pm)

On-Site position

What You’ll Do

• Apply quality principles, analyzes quality records, prepares reports and recommends improvements.

• Conduct inspection, verification and validation of components or materials used in development processes.

• Identify and address recurring problems either with the quality of the product or the reliability of testing procedures.

• Interfaces primarily with internal company contacts.

• Plans and conducts small size assigned projects within engineering specialty requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment.

• Investigates, conducts tests or experiments, gathers data, and performs preliminary analysis. Reports findings. Prepares and communicates recommendations.

• Builds relationships. Initiates and cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, developing an understanding of others’ needs.

• Identifies and Evaluates areas of risk with respect to compliance, Product/Mfg performance, Develops procedures, maintain FMEAs.

• Resolves problems, such as production process deviations, non-conformances (CAPA).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree, engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical. 

•  4 years of experience in medical device or related industries. 

• English​ level (B2)

Preferred Qualifications

• Quality Background desired. 

• FDA/ISO regulation knowledge desired. 

• Statistic’s knowledge desired. 

• Personal skills needed include Accountability, Diligency, Resourcefulness, customer focus. Effective communication skills. 

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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The base pay for this position is

N/A

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

        

LOCATION:

Costa Rica > Alajuela : AVCR-1

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Cr09Sal (Costa Rica)

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Yes

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

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), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Work in a clean room environment