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Abbott

Engineer II, Supplier Quality Assurance

Abbott, Pleasanton, California, United States, 94566

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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:

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.

An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.

Tuition reimbursement, the

Freedom 2 Save

student debt program, and

FreeU

education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity This position works out of our Pleasanton, CA location in the Heart Failure division. What You’ll Work On Contributes to the development, maintenance and improvement of division supplier development quality program

policies,procedures

and forms.

May provide coaching, and mentoring for technical team personnel.

Provides guidance and training to Purchasing, R&D, Manufacturing and Quality engineers in applying program requirements.

Reviews and approves all supplied product drawings and component quality plans.

Manages development of supplied product inspection procedures and first article requirements.

Provides engineering guidance to division Receiving Inspection including statistical analysis, measurement

techniques,Gage

R&R studies and inspection procedures.

Assesses supplier capabilities through direct visits, technical discussions, directed testing and quality system audits.

Proactively communicates quality issues to suppliers as needed through supplier quality system audits, supplier

correctiveaction

requests and technical discussions.

Participates and provides engineering ownership for all supplied product Non-Conforming Material Reviews.

Contributes and participates in supplier performance reviews.

Evaluates and develops Supplied Data Agreement partnerships with suppliers.

Applies sound engineering analysis and judgment to reduce the need for inspection in accordance to program policies.

Works with Manufacturing engineering to assess and address purchased product issues.

Apply sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving qualityissues

Design and conduct experiments for process optimization and/or improvement

Participate in or lead teams in supporting Supplier Development Quality program requirements (e.g., represent theSupplier Development Quality function as a Core Team Member)

Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company

policies,operating

procedures, processes, and task assignments.

Maintains positive and cooperative communications

andcollaboration

with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications Bachelors Degree in Technical Field or Equivalent combination of education and work experience

2 years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications 2-5 years Engineering experience and demonstrated use of Quality tools/methodologies

Detailed knowledge of FDA, GMP, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971

Project management and leadership skills, including the demonstrated ability to lead multi-departmental project teams and resolve quality-related issues in a timely and effective manner

Medical device experience

Experience implementing various product and process improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing)

ASQ CQE or other certifications

Apply Now Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:

www.abbottbenefits.com 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. The base pay for this position is $79,500.00 – $138,700.00

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

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

HF Heart Failure

LOCATION:

United States > Pleasanton : 5000 Franklin Dr

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)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.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf #J-18808-Ljbffr