Product Performance Engineer

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 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 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.

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

Our location in Temecula, CA, currently has an opportunity for a Product Performance Engineer.

THIS POSITION IS AN ONSITE DAILY REQUIRED ROLE.

NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Identify, analyze, investigate, monitor and document patterns and trends in post marketing surveillance 

data as part of the CAPA system. Analyze and investigate product complaints from the field as part 

of post market surveillance requirements.  Communicate and educate management, R&D, marketing, 

sales organization and other departments, as well as external customers about product performance. 

Ensure that information and insight gained from the investigations and corrective actions is fed back to 

the R&D and marketing organizations as part of the risk management and design input systems.  

Develop Post Market Surveillance Plans and provide engineering support for complaint investigation 

readiness of new products.

Core Job Responsibilities

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

1. Analyzes customer complaints, events and other post marketing surveillance data by examining the 

data for patterns and trends and investigating when necessary.;

2. Investigates customer complaints related to product quality or patient safety.;

3. Investigates identified trends by starting a formal trend investigation and trend report and working 

on cross-functional teams.;

4. Documents trend action by updating the trend report at appropriate levels and by performing a 

Health Risk Analysis.;

5. Communicates product performance by formal presentations to management committees and 

design teams, supporting published product performance reports and supporting customer requests for 

performance information either directly or through the sales organization.;

6. Develop test plans, procedures, justifications papers and provide engineering support for new product 

complaint readiness.

(Supervision Received) Works under general supervision. Follows established procedures. Work is 

reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy.;

(Supervision Provided) May provide limited work direction and guidance to exempt and/or skilled 

nonexempt levels of employees; may be asked to evaluate performance of and assist in career 

development planning for subordinates.

Position Accountability / Scope

(Influence/Leadership) 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.;

(Planning/Organization) 

Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.;

(Decision Making/Impact) 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.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING:

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree AND 2-5+ years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified 

functional area, or Master's degree with 0-2+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent

combination of education and work experience.

Minimum Experience / Training Required

• Medical Devices experience is preferred.
• CAPA experience a plus
• CQE/ASQ a plus
• Medical writing a plus
• Statistical analysis a plus
• Six sigma background a plus

(Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills)) 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.;

(Cognitive Skills) 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 WE OFFER :

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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