**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 Electrophysiology 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** Manufacturing Engineer III**, you will develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls; is also responsible for the activities related to installation and validation of production lines as well as the lifecycle management of equipment.
**What You'll Do**
- Daily support to the manufacturing activities in order to meet established goals for safety, quality, cost and production. Based on key performance indicators data such as yield, nonconforming material or lead-time. If indicators show an adverse trend, works with the functional team to plan and implement appropriate changes.
- Performs installation/validation activities for new or existent production lines, meeting regulatory requirements.
- Identifies, selects, and purchases equipment/fixtures according to production requirements, due to obsolescence, redundancy or line capacity expansion.
- Has direct relation with vendors to define equipment suitability.
- Maintains manufacturing systems such as SAP routers and BOM's current.
**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM careers.
- 4+ years of working experience on similar roles.
- Statistical techniques knowledge (DOE, SPC).
- Willing to travel.
- Familiar with Lean manufacturing concepts and continuous improvement
- methodologies.
- Knowledge of FDA, GMP and ISO guidelines.
- Experience leading validation plans for medical industry products and
- processes and leading root cause problem solving methodologies.
- Computer software knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point).
- Fully Bilingual English/ Spanish language.
**Preferred Qualifications**
- 1-3 years of experience on medical device industry desired.
- Performance management.
- ** MES, Minitab, Infinity QS, SAP, ACAD, SolidWorks, knowledge is a plus.**
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.