Senior Quality Engineer

Abbott • Plano, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This position works out of our Plano, TX location in the Neuromodulation division. Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum. The Senior Quality Engineer provide hands-on Quality and Process Engineering leadership to manufacturing operations, ensuring consistent delivery of the highest-quality products to customers. This role carries direct supervisory responsibility and serves as a key quality leader on the production floor, driving compliance, continuous improvement, audit readiness, and team development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing and/or regulated quality environments.
• Demonstrated understanding of cross-functional business operations and quality systems.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems using data analysis and sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• 3 years supervisory experience
• FDA regulatory body auditing experience

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to reduce and control manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, customer complaints) through root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Own and drive Nonconforming Material Report (NCMR) creation, revision, and closure, ensuring accuracy and audit readiness.
• May initiate product stops and define release criteria aligned to quality and risk requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain product and process quality plans, specifications, control plans, and FMEAs.
• Establish and improve process monitoring systems by reducing variation and preventing defect recurrence.
• Collect, analyze, and trend quality data and translate findings into actionable improvements.
• Directly supervise five (5) Quality Control Inspectors, providing daily oversight, coaching, and performance management.
• Support and guide other Quality Engineers on the production line through dotted-line leadership.
• Demonstrate strong, timely decision-making that balances quality, compliance, and production requirements.
• Build a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Effectively manage relationships with upstream and downstream partners and leadership.
• Develop and deliver quality tools, procedures, and training materials.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal quality system requirements.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.
• Participate in defining department goals and project objectives.
• Influence middle management on technical and business solutions.
• Demonstrate readiness for expanded leadership scope as a future successor role.

Benefits

• 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
• FreeU education benefit

What This Job Offers

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