Senior Quality Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories seeks a qualified Sr. Quality Engineer in Minnetonka to enhance product quality in their Electrophysiology division. The role involves leading quality improvements, developing rigorous quality plans, and ensuring high standards in product development and manufacturing processes.

Benefits

Free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan

Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

Tuition reimbursement and educational benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5 years of related experience required.
• Experience with risk analyses and FMEAs is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to reduce and control manufacturing process defects.
• Develop and implement product quality plans and systems.
• Analyze process defect data to enhance product quality.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Process Improvement

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

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’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 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 Plymouth, MN 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 Sr. Quality Engineer, you'll provide Process/Quality Engineering support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of highest quality product to the customer. Provide Process/Quality Engineering support to product development teams, helping to ensure development of highest quality new products.

What You’ll Work On

• Reduces and controls manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, customer complaints) by leading efforts/teams focused on identifying the primary root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.

• May be responsible for implementing product stops & documenting release criteria.

• Develops and implements product quality plans, documents and systems by creating product specifications, quality specifications, quality plans, risk analyses, FMEAs in conjunction with other product development team members.

• May be responsible for risk analyses and FMEAs.

• Develops and implements Process Monitoring Systems by identifying critical process steps which could culminate in possible sources of manufacturing defects and devising methods to reduce process variation in order to reduce/eliminate the cause of defects.

• Collects and analyzes Lead Manufacturing process defect data Product/Process improvement efforts (e.g. scrap, nonconforming product, customer complaints) by systematically gathering quality metric data and performing the appropriate analysis method(s) to enhance sustaining product design and new product development.

• Creates Quality Tools & Training Materials by applying body of knowledge/expertise and communicating to respective teams.

• Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance and work direction, and offering counsel.May lead a project team.

• Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects. Influences middle management on technical or business solutions.

• May interact with vendors.(Planning/Organization) Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval.

  Initiates or maintains work schedule.

• Establishes priorities of work assignments. (Decision Making/Impact) Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution.

• Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• Minimum of 5 years related experience

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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 $75,300.00 – $150,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.