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New · posted Oct 22

Abbott · Medical Devices

Assoc. Quality Engineer

  • Temecula, CA
  • On-site
  • Full-time
  • Associate & Specialist
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Deadline

Open until filled

The role

We are seeking an Associate Quality Engineer to work at our Temecula, CA location in our Vascular division.

The Associate Quality Engineer provides process/quality engineering support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of highest quality product to the customer. Provides process/quality engineering support to product development teams, helping to ensure development of highest quality new products.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

What you need

Required Experience

  • Bachelors degree plus 0-2+ years of related work experience with a basic understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Minimum Experience / Training

Basic technical knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures. Limited understanding of business unit/group function. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

Learns to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine problems. Works on problems of limited scope. Minimal independent decision making.

Please note that the salary range listed is our full grade range. We usually hire based on the mid-point.

What you'll do

Core Job Responsibilities Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

  1. Learns to identify Manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, customer complaints) by dispositioning nonconforming material, assisting in identification of primary root causes and understanding corrective and preventative actions. May be responsible for working with process owner to bound product stops and document release criteria. 

  1. Gains understanding of product quality plans, documents and systems by reviewing product specifications, quality specifications, and working with quality systems.  May be responsible for learning risk analyses and FMEAs. 

  1. Learns Process Monitoring Systems by becoming familiar with systems applications and critical process steps; and through familiarization with methods used to reduce process variation.

  1. Becomes familiar with Product/Process improvement efforts by understanding current quality metric data and learning the various analysis methods used to enhance sustaining product design and new product development. 

  1. Learns Quality Tools & Training Materials by gaining knowledge of prevalent tools used and by reviewing & utilizing available training materials.

  1. (Supervision Received) Work is closely supervised. Follows specific, detailed instructions. 

  1. (Influence/Leadership) Begins developing a network of internal resources to  facilitate completion of tasks. Individual influence is typically exerted at the peer level. 

  1. (Planning/Organization) Completes daily work to meet established schedule with guidance from supervisor on prioritization of tasks.

  1. (Decision Making/Impact) May exercise authority within pre-established limits and approval.  Failure to achieve results can normally be overcome without serious effect on schedules and programs.

Pay and benefits

$50,700 – $101,300 a year

Employer provided
How this compares

The base pay for this position is

$50,700.00 – $101,300.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

  • Free medical coverage in Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

  • Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Freedom 2 Save student debt program

  • FreeU education benefit

  • Career development

Where you'll work

Temecula, CAOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)

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Working conditions

Standard

TRAVEL

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

No

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JOB FAMILY

Operations Quality

DIVISION

AVD Vascular

LOCATION

United States > Temecula : Building E - TE

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From the posting

About Abbott

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’ll also have access to:

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career of which you dream.

  • 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 high employer contribution

  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU 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 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.

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Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · October 23, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

This role's midpoint is 6% below the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.

This roleEmployer provided

$50,700 to $101,300 a year

Associate & Specialist roles in California33 roles publishing pay

Middle half $76,000 to $105,000, median $86,500

Associate & Specialist roles in the US177 roles publishing pay

Middle half $59,000 to $93,500, median $81,000
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
This role$50,700—$101,300
California$76,000$86,500$105,000
All US$59,000$81,000$93,500

This role: Abbott's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 23, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Quality Assurance

The general path across 927 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Abbott's own promotion track.

  1. This role

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Quality Engineer · Quality Technician

    $81K median251 open
  2. Next step

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Quality Engineer · Senior Quality Engineer

    $119K median394 open
  3. Later

    Manager

    Often: Manager, Quality Assurance · Quality Manager

    $153K median144 open
  4. Later

    Director

    Often: Director, Quality · Associate Director, Quality Assurance

    $209K median121 open
  5. Later

    VP & Executive

    Often: AVP · DX Head of Regions Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs

    $302K median17 open

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 18 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

GMP and compliance: 2 linesLab testing and methods: 2 linesDocumentation and SOPs: 5 linesInvestigations and CAPA: 1 lineQuality systems and risk: 3 linesData and digital systems: 1 lineCollaboration and leadership: 4 linesGMPLab testingDocumentationInvestigationsQuality systemsData systemsTeamwork
  • Documentation and SOPs5
  • Collaboration and leadership4
  • Quality systems and risk3
  • GMP and compliance2
  • Lab testing and methods2
  • Investigations and CAPA1
  • Data and digital systems1

Company hiring pulse

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By discipline

  • Quality55 65%
  • Regulatory26 31%
  • Compliance & Safety2 2%

By level

  • Senior & Principal40 48%
  • Associate & Specialist26 31%
  • Manager15 18%
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