New · posted Nov 8
Abbott · Medical Devices
Supplier Quality Engineer II
- Minnetonka, MN
- On-site
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
The role
This position works out of our Minnetonka, MN location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division.
As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.
Supplier Quality Engineer II 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.
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.
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.
What you need
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING
Bachelors Degree Related field OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Masters Degree Preferred
Minimum 2 years
2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area.
Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures.
General 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.
Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.
What you'll do
What You’ll Work On
Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities.
Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier.
Generates and maintains incoming inspection procedures. Trains inspectors to these procedures.
Develops and/or sources inspection tools and equipment.
Assists in generating component specifications.
Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports and approve components for use in products.
Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis.
Analyzes incoming material defects.
Communicates issues to suppliers.
Reviews new design specifications and provides input from component quality and manufacturability perspective.
Investigates field failures related to supplier materials.
Develop corrective action plan where necessary. Dispositions and drives corrective action as necessary.
May supervise inspectors.
Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks.
May lead a project team of moderate scope.
Provides guidance to less experienced staff. Acts as a mentor to lower level individual contributors.
Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.
Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action.
Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources.
Pay and benefits
$61,300 – $122,700 a year
Employer providedThe base pay for this position is
$61,300.00 – $122,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Free medical coverage through 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
Minnetonka, MNOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Standard
TRAVEL
Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
Not Applicable
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JOB FAMILY
Operations Quality
DIVISION
CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management
LOCATION
United States > Minnesota > Minnetonka : 14901 DeVeau Place
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 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 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.
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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.
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 8, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 23% below the US median for Supplier Quality roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in Minnesota7 roles publishing pay
Senior & Principal roles in the US37 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $61,300 | — | $122,700 |
| Minnesota (middle half) | $96,750 | $117,000 | $139,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $107,500 | $119,000 | $137,500 |
This role: Abbott's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Supplier Quality roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 8, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Supplier Quality
The general path across 82 open Supplier Quality roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Abbott's own promotion track.
Career resources on Supplier Quality
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 36 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Quality systems and risk6
- Collaboration and leadership6
- Documentation and SOPs4
- GMP and compliance3
- Lab testing and methods1
- Investigations and CAPA1
- Validation and qualification1
- Clinical trial conduct1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules, regulations and standards behind this role
The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Supplier Quality work in medical devices, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.
- FDA21 CFR Part 820 (QMSR)(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA quality management system regulation for medical devices, aligned with ISO 13485
- ISOISO 13485(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems for medical devices
- ISOISO 19011(official source, opens in a new tab)Guidelines for auditing management systems
- ISOISO 14971(official source, opens in a new tab)Application of risk management to medical devices
- ISOISO 2859-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes (AQL sampling plans)
- FDAMDSAP(official source, opens in a new tab)The Medical Device Single Audit Program shared by five regulators
- ISOISO 9001(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems requirements
- EUEU MDR (Regulation 2017/745)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU Medical Device Regulation: CE marking, technical documentation, vigilance
- ISOISO 10993-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Biological evaluation of medical devices within a risk management process
- ISOISO 11135(official source, opens in a new tab)Ethylene oxide sterilization of health care products
- ISOISO 11137-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Radiation sterilization of health care products
- ISOISO 11607-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices
- ISOISO/IEC 17025(official source, opens in a new tab)Competence of testing and calibration laboratories
- FDA21 CFR Part 806(official source, opens in a new tab)Reports of medical device corrections and removals
- FDA21 CFR Part 11(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA rules for electronic records and electronic signatures
- FDAFDA Computer Software Assurance(official source, opens in a new tab)Risk-based assurance for production and quality system software
Company hiring pulse
Abbott on Regulatory Jobs
- 111
- Open roles
- 111
- Distinct roles
- 34
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality59 53%
- Regulatory30 27%
- Clinical22 20%
By level
- Senior & Principal53 47%
- Associate & Specialist32 29%
- Manager24 21%
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Supplier Quality Engineer II at Abbott
Open until filled. $61K–$123K a year, employer provided.