Design Quality Engineer

Abbott • Irving, TX

2d • $68,000 - $136,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This position works out of our Dallas, TX location in the Transfusion Medicine, Diagnostics Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people. As the Design Quality Engineer, you will be a member of the cross functional team for Hardware that identifies, implements, and verifies changes to the design of Abbott products. Familiarity with design inputs, engineering drawings and specifications, risk management, verification, validation, and design output and transfer required. Conduct quality-related activities to deliver consistent, high-quality documents, services, products, and processes, which adds value to the business.

Requirements

• Apprenticeship or Bachelor’s degree in Life Science, Engineering, or closely related discipline is required; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 3 years work experience in Quality or related field experience; Less experience may be appropriate with advanced degree.
• Familiarity with design inputs, engineering drawings and specifications, risk management, verification, validation, and design output and transfer required.

Nice To Haves

• Hardware Quality Engineering experience strongly preferred.
• Diagnostics or Medical device experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to defining and timely achievement of overall project goals.
• Provides compliant solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Interacts constructively with employees, managers and cross-functional peers.
• May lead a project with a limited scope, but usually a contributor on broader projects.
• Provides guidance to other Professionals and Technicians.
• Scope typically limited to one specific QA function.
• Maintains awareness of standards that regulate our industry.
• Ensures compliance to site level policies and procedures by promptly reporting non-compliance issues to management within Division and Corporation as appropriate.
• Maintains vigilance to ensure adherence to Quality Policy and Quality system procedures by promptly reporting noncompliance issues to management.
• Applies basic Risk Management principles to work.
• Participates in the development or modification of Risk management files.
• Provides compliant solutions to a variety of complex problems.
• Ensures compliant documentation related to area of responsibility.
• Identifies areas for process improvement.
• Provides supporting information for change including reasons and justifications.

Benefits

• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level