Supplier Quality Engineer - Intermediate

Title: Supplier Quality Engineer - Intermediate

Location: Alameda, CA

Duration: 12 Months

100% Onsite

Description:

Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers. Provides technical support in the selection of suppliers. Develops acceptance criteria for materials. Monitors supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield issues, and field failures. Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering or a related scientific field plus 5-8 years of related work experience with a good understanding of the specified functional area; or
• Master's degree with 0-2 years of related work experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality, and manufacturing capabilities. Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier.
• Evaluates supplier-driven changes and drives compliant implementation.
• Evaluates, qualifies, and monitors suppliers using a risk-based approach. Ensures all supplier documentation is complete and implemented.
• Assists in generating component specifications.
• Generates test protocols, monitors testing, issues qualification test reports, and approves components for use in products.
• Provides input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assists in component selection with quality and reliability analysis.
• Communicates issues to suppliers.
• Reviews new design specifications and provides input from a component quality and manufacturability perspective.
• Investigates field failures related to supplier materials. Develops corrective action plans where necessary.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.