Supplier Quality Engineer II

Abbott • Minnetonka, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer II works in Abbott’s Cardiac Rhythm Management division in Minnetonka, Minnesota, driving improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers. The role provides technical support for supplier selection and component introduction, develops material acceptance criteria, and monitors supplier performance to address corrective actions, manufacturing yield issues, and field failures.

The position operates in a quality-system environment and requires judgment within defined procedures and practices. Work includes problems of moderate scope that require analysis of identifiable factors. The engineer may lead a moderate-scope project team, may supervise inspectors, provides guidance to less experienced staff, and mentors lower-level individual contributors. The role plans and prioritizes daily work to meet established schedules and builds internal and external networks to support task completion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• At least 2 years of related work experience; the description also states 2–5 years of related work experience.
• Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
• General understanding of business unit or group function.
• Ability to work in a quality-system environment and perform work in a manner that supports compliance with governmental regulations.
• Ability to analyze problems of moderate scope and exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices.
• Broad knowledge of technical alternatives and understanding of their impact on the systems environment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Provide technical support for introducing components from new suppliers.
• Generate and maintain incoming inspection procedures and train inspectors on them.
• Develop or source inspection tools and equipment.
• Assist in generating component specifications.
• Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports, and approve components for use in products.
• Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist with component selection using quality and reliability analysis.
• Analyze incoming material defects and communicate issues to suppliers.
• Review new design specifications and provide input on component quality and manufacturability.
• Investigate field failures related to supplier materials.
• Develop corrective action plans where necessary, disposition issues, and drive corrective action.
• Cultivate internal networks and develop external networks of resources to facilitate work.
• May lead a project team of moderate scope and may supervise inspectors.
• Provide guidance to less experienced staff and mentor lower-level individual contributors.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize daily work to meet established schedules.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

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