Quality Engineer

Abbott • Temecula, CA

58d • Onsite

About The Position

Our location in Temecula, CA, currently has an opportunity for a Quality Engineer in our Vascular Division. This is a fully onsite role. The Quality Engineer assures new or modified products conform to quality standards and establishes compliance with the quality system. Responsible for maintaining a strong collaborative partnership with cross-functional team members that facilitates organizational success by protecting patient/user safety and meeting business needs. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 2-5+ years of related work experience with a basic understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Medical Devices or other highly regulated industry experience
• Undertanding of ISO, ASQ, RM/FMEAs and FDA Regulations
• Previous Quality engineering experience and demonstrated use of Quality tools/methodologies.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute and support on-time completion of Design Control Deliverables.
• Support on-time execution of Quality Plans for internal development, OEM-based, Clinical Product Development (CPDP), and design change projects.
• Accountable for Design Verification and Validation planning & execution, including active cross-functional root-cause analysis investigation & resolution activities.
• Lead or support Risk Management activities from product Concept through Commercialization.
• Support design test and inspection method development, and lead method validation activities.
• Ensure DHF content completion, integrity, and regulatory & standards compliance; collaboratively communicating & resolving gaps.
• Support manufacturing process development & qualification for new product commercialization and product changes.
• Support internal & external audit responses.
• Support product re-certifications.
• Support the establishment of objective, measurable, discrete, and verifiable customer and product requirements.
• Support objective component specification definitions, supplied component sampling plan development, and vendor qualifications.
• Support execution of biocompatibility and sterilization qualifications.
• Complete Document Change Request Reviews in a timely and objective manner.
• Additional duties may be identified by functional management based on the current project/business objectives.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• 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 and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

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 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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees