Associate Quality Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Education Assistance

Vacation days

Personal Days

Job summary

Abbott is seeking an Associate Quality Engineer to join the Barceloneta AV division on second shift to drive quality in manufacturing and support process improvements.

You will analyze nonconformances, assist in root-cause analysis, and help implement CAPAs, with strong cross‑functional communication in English and Spanish.

Candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 2 years’ quality or compliance experience; position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering.
• Ability to communicate cross-functionally to resolve quality issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing quality and ensure compliance with policies.
• Identify and disposition manufacturing defects and document root causes.
• Assist with risk analyses, FMEAs, and quality system improvements.
• Gather quality metrics and contribute to product design and process improvements.

Skills

Cross-functional communication

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

## Associate Quality EngineerCandidatar-selocations: Puerto Rico - Barcelonetatime type: Tempo Integralposted on: Publicado hojetime left to apply: Data de término: 24 de agosto de 2026 (13 dias restantes para se candidatar)job requisition id: 31157017Abbott 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.Descritivo de CargoAbbott 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.**Job Title****Associate Quality Engineer****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.* Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days.* 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 Barceloneta location in the AV division at **second****shift**. As a global leader in Medical Devices Technologies. Provide Process/Quality Engineering support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of highest quality product to the customer.**What You’ll Do*** Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.* Learns to identify Manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, customer complaints) by disposition of non‐conforming material, assessing in identification of primary root causes and understanding corrective and preventive actions. May be responsible for working with process owner to bound product stops and document release criteria.* Assists in development of product quality plans, documents and systems by providing input to product specification, quality specification, quality plans, risk analyses, FMEAs in conjunction with other product development team members. May be responsible for providing input to risk analyses and FMEAs.* Learns Process Monitoring Systems by becoming familiar with systems applications and critical process steps; and through familiarization with methods used to reduce process variation.* Becomes familiar with Product/Process improvement efforts by understanding current quality metric data and learning the various analysis methods used to enhance sustaining product design and new product development; learns Quality Tools & Training Materials by gaining knowledge of prevalent tools used and by reviewing & utilizing available training materials.* Assist Product/Process improvement efforts (e.g). scrap, nonconforming product, customer complains) by systematically gathering quality metric data and by assesing in the appropriated analysis methods to enhance sustaining product design.**Required Qualifications*** Bachelor degree in Engineering.* Minimum 2 years of related work experience in Quality and/or Compliance, preferably in medical device industry* Ability to effectively communicate cross-functionally to assist with resolving Quality issues.* Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills in both English and Spanish.* Ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees.Apply NowFollow 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**$45,000.00 – $89,800.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.Família de CargoOperations QualityDivisãoAVD VascularLocalidadePuerto Rico > Barceloneta : PR-17Localidades AdicionaisTurno de TrabalhoStandardViagemNoVigilância médicaNoAtividades de trabalho significativasLift, carry, push or pull weights of more than 20 pounds/9 kilos on a regular/daily basis, Work in a clean room environmentAbbott 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