Associate Quality Engineer

About the role

Abbott is seeking an Associate Quality Engineer to join its Barceloneta manufacturing site on the second shift. The role provides process and quality engineering support to ensure that medical‑device products are manufactured to the highest standards and delivered on time.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with corporate and divisional policies and procedures.
• Identify manufacturing process defects, disposition non‑conforming material, and investigate root causes.
• Support corrective and preventive actions and collaborate with process owners on product stops and release criteria.
• Assist in developing product quality plans, specifications, risk analyses, and FMEAs.
• Learn and operate process monitoring systems and critical process steps.

Required profile

• Early‑career engineer or recent graduate with a strong analytical mindset.
• Willingness to work a second‑shift schedule in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams and communicate findings clearly.

Required skills

• FMEA methodology.
• Basic risk analysis techniques.
• Familiarity with process monitoring systems.

What we offer

• Career development opportunities within a global healthcare leader.
• Health insurance from day one, 401(k) with company match, life and disability coverage.
• Education assistance, employee assistance program, and paid vacation, sick and personal days.
• Recognition as a top employer for diversity, working mothers, and female executives.