Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 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.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our New Brighton, MN location on our Structural Heart team.
Supplier Development Quality Engineer responsible for activities related to supplier selection and evaluation, material qualification, supplier performance and receiving inspection. Contributes to the development, establishment and maintenance of supplier quality engineering methodologies, systems and practices which meet company and regulatory requirements.
What You'll Work On
Support supplier selection, evaluation, qualification, and ongoing performance management activities.
Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Supplier Development Quality policies, procedures, methodologies, and systems.
Provide quality engineering support to Purchasing, Manufacturing, R&D, Receiving Inspection, and Operations teams.
Review and approve supplied product drawings, specifications, and component quality plans.
Develop and maintain supplied product inspection plans, receiving inspection requirements, and first article inspection processes.
Provide engineering guidance related to statistical analysis, measurement techniques, Gage R&R studies, sampling plans, and inspection methods.
Assess supplier capabilities through supplier audits, technical reviews, on-site visits, and quality system evaluations.
Lead and support supplier quality audits, including both internal and external supplier assessments.
Drive supplier corrective actions and follow-up activities to ensure root cause identification and sustainable corrective action implementation.
Manage supplier-related nonconforming material investigations and participate in Material Review Board (MRB) activities.
Support CAPA activities, supplier exceptions, and implementation of quality system improvements.
Monitor supplier performance through scorecards, KPI tracking, and supplier performance reviews.
Develop and maintain supplier quality agreements and supplied data agreements.
Apply systematic problem-solving methodologies to identify, prioritize, communicate, and resolve supplier quality issues.
Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to address supplier-related production issues and drive process improvements.
Design and conduct experiments to support process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives.
Participate on cross-functional project teams as the Supplier Quality representative.
Prepare technical documentation including audit reports, supplier agreements, quality procedures, nonconformance reports, and corrective action documentation.
Develop reports and dashboards to support supplier performance monitoring and executive…