• Project Engineer

    Abbott (Caguas, PR)


    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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

    Job Title

     

    Project Engineer

     

    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.

    + Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days.

    + 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 diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

     

    The Opportunity

     

    This position works out of our Caguas, PR location in the Structural Heart division. Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist? Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.

     

    Shift: Administrative (1st)

     

    Under direct supervision from Senior Project Engineering or Project Manager, this position has the responsibilities to develops, manages, and executes cost improvement, product/process, and technology transfer projects. Works with the optimization of process specifications and procedures for proper design, manufacturing, and inspection parameters. Will support New Products Introduction (NPI) and Process transfer activities in a regulated manufacturing environment. Will be responsible to generate and execute validation protocols, feasibility studies, coordinate work with corresponding functional areas for new or replaced equipment, or process changes.

    What You’ll Do

    + Develops, manages, and executes cost improvement, product/process, and technology transfer projects.

    + Prepare operational qualification assessments to support that validated critical operating parameters are within qualified parameters.

    + Generate and execute validation protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ, TMV, TQF, Process Characterization and Process Validation based on equipment capabilities.

    + Conduct process equipment installation/operational/performance qualification studies to test their functionality.

    + Support New Products Introduction (NPI) and Process transfer activities in a regulated manufacturing environment.

    + Other duties as assigned.

    Required Qualifications

    + B.S. in Engineering (Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical)

    + Minimum 3 years exposure in Process Validation and Development within the Medical Device Industry or pharmaceutical industries.

    Preferred Qualifications

    + Knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO guidelines is preferred.

    + Experience with statistical techniques (DOE, SPC) is preferred.

    + Strong computer software knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point).

    + Knows fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of a particular field of specialization.

    + Effective communication and presentation skills. Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish).

    + Computer literacy in programs as; Excel, Word & Power Point.

     

    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 www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

    The base pay for this position is $53,300.00 – $106,700.00. 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 [email protected]