Supplier Quality Engineer

Abbott • Scarborough, ME • 1h ago

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 Scarborough, ME location in the Infectious Disease, Diagnostics Division. We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

The Supplier Quality Engineer will help drive supplier quality performance, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation across the supply base. Acts as a key technical contributor partnering across functions to ensure supplier capabilities meet product, regulatory, and business requirements. Leads supplier quality activities and influences outcomes without direct authority.

What You'll Work On

Support onboarding of suppliers, including validation and readiness activities

Contribute to supplier improvement plans to address performance gaps

Collaborate with suppliers to improve process capability and product quality

Track supplier quality metrics (PPM, defect rates, yield, escapes) and perform trend analysis

Monitor supplier performance and identify risks and systemic issues

Support supplier reviews and follow-up on improvement actions

Investigate supplier-related defects, incoming issues, and field failures

Own supplier nonconformance management, including containment, resolution, and closure of supplier-related issues

Support root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

Drive and own supplier corrective actions, ensuring timely and effective implementation and verification of effectiveness

Communicate supplier quality issues and track resolution progress

Support development and maintenance of inspection procedures and acceptance criteria

Assist in optimizing incoming inspection strategies based on risk

Provide guidance to inspection teams as needed

Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality teams

Provide input to supplier-related quality decisions

Participate in cross-functional problem-solving efforts

Analyze data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement

Own suppliers change management processes, including review, risk assessment, approval, and implementation of supplier-initiated changes

Required Qualifications

Bachelors in Engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

2-4 years Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in regulated industry (e.g., medical device, pharmaceutical, automotive, aerospace) with knowledge of applicable standards (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, AS9100)

Demonstrated experience leading supplier audits, including process, system, and compliance audits.

Experience managing supplier corrective actions and verifying effectiveness of CAPAs.

Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en)

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/ (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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.

Connect with us at abbott.com , on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers .

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 - $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com

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