MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
An engineering professional who applies scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to complete assignments related to a specific technical field or discipline.
Provide Quality support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of the highest quality product to the customer.
Provide support to Development /Improvement teams for new or existing products.
Ensure that activities are performed and documented per systems and procedure in accordance wih Abbott Policies and applicable Quality And Regulatory Requirements.
**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- 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).
- May work in combination with SQE and Receiving Inspectors focused on driving improvements and CAPA in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers.
- Provides technical support in the supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield and field failures.
- Identifies and Evaluates areas of risk with respect to compliance, Product/Mfg performance, Develops procedures, maintain FMEAs.
**REQUIREMENTS**:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical.
- Minimum 80% of bachelor's degree completed and at least 1 year of experience in manufacturing or quality in the medical device industry, or Bachelor's degree completed and experience is a plus
- 1 year of experience in medical device or related industries if bachelor's degree has not been completed, only required if 80% of bachelor's degree completed