**About Abbott**Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.**Working at Abbott**At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self, and live a full life. You will have access to:- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.- Private medical insurance, cafeteria subsidy, stock program, and employee association, among others- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.**The Opportunity**This position works out of our Alajuela, Coyol location in the Vascular division that provides innovative, mínimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.**What You'll Do**- Conduct inspection, verification and validation of components or materials used in development processes.- Identify and address recurring problems either with the quality of the product or the reliability of testing procedures.- Document quality issues and performance measures for management review.- Interfaces primarily with internal company contacts and begins an extensive external network.- Plans and conducts small- to medium-size assigned projects within engineering specialty requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment.- Anticipates future directions. Benchmarks internally and externally.- Independently investigates, conducts tests or experiments, gathers data, and performs preliminary analysis. Reports findings. Prepares and communicates recommendations and respective action plans.- Builds relationships. Initiates and cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, developing an understanding of others' needs.- Identifies and Evaluates areas of risk with respect to compliance, Product/Mfg performance, Develops procedures, maintains FMEAs.- Resolves problems, such as production process deviations, non-conformances (CAPA), field product performance, urgent out-of-stock replacements, and crisis situations requiring fast, astute decisions with rapid implementation by utilizing technical training and experience.- May work in combination with SQE and Receiving Inspectors focused on driving improvements and CAPA in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers.- Provides technical support in the supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield and field failures.**Shift: Admin (Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)****On-Site position****Required Qualifications**- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related STEM field- 4 years of related experience- _ Intermediate commands of English_**Preferred Qualifications**- Quality Background desired.- FDA/ISO regulation knowledge.- CQE / CQA / Lean/ Six Sigma certification is desired.- Statistic's basic knowledge.- Personal skills needed include Accountability, tact, open-mindedness, maturity, tenacity, decisiveness, nimble learning, Scientific thinking, diligence, Resourcefulness, and customer focus. Capable to persuade and motivate others to improve quality. Effective communication skills.Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
