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Intermediate Quality Engineer

Abbott

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Compensation
$61–123K/yr
Location
Princeton, NJ
Work Authorization
Work authorization required

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Job overview

The Intermediate Quality Engineer supports Abbott’s Princeton Point of Care business by partnering with Operations to ensure manufacturing processes, materials, and products meet quality and regulatory requirements. The role supports validation and qualification, investigates quality issues, reviews production documentation, and assesses materials for commercial release while contributing to process improvement and operational excellence.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Production Record Review, nice to haveValidation and Qualification, nice to haveQuality Investigations, nice to haveRisk Assessment, nice to haveProcess Improvement, nice to haveSOP and Work Instruction Review, nice to haveProduction Auditing, nice to haveQuality Principles, required21 CFR Part 820, requiredISO 13485, requiredcGMP, requiredCommunication, requiredCollaboration, requiredLifting 40 Pounds, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering, Science or Related Field or Associate's in Related Field + 2 Years, required2+ Years Manufacturing Operations Experience, required1+ Years Quality Principles Experience, requiredUS Work Authorization Without Sponsorship, required2+ Years Biotechnology Manufacturing Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

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.

Intermediate Quality Engineer

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:

The Opportunity

This position supports our Princeton, NJ location within the Point of Care business. As an Intermediate Quality Engineer, you’ll partner with Operations to help ensure manufacturing processes, materials, and products meet quality and regulatory requirements. You’ll support validation and qualification activities, investigate quality issues, review production documentation, and assess materials for commercial release while contributing to process improvement and operational excellence.

What You’ll Work On

  • Partner with Operations as a Quality representative to review production records, executed test methods, and material disposition decisions before commercial distribution.

  • Review process and test method validation, equipment and facility qualification documentation, and calibration records; identify and resolve deficiencies before commercial use.

  • Support nonconformance and deviation investigations, assess process risks, recommend mitigations, and help improve manufacturing and quality processes.

  • Review and approve standard operating procedures and manufacturing work instructions, and conduct production-area audits to maintain compliance with cGMP, ISO, and internal quality standards.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve day-to-day quality concerns, maintain accurate documentation, and support continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or a related field; or an associate degree in a related field with an additional two years of experience

  • 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing operations environment

  • 1+ years of experience applying quality principles and practices

  • Knowledge of and experience working within a 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, and/or cGMP-regulated environment

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across Operations and Quality teams

  • Ability to meet applicable PPE requirements and perform role-related physical activities, including lifting up to 40 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation

  • Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in biotechnology manufacturing, preferably in a GMP and/or ISO 13485 environment

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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.

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. 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]

How this job compares

Set against the 2,617 open Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$61–123K/yr
  • New Jersey median$90–137K/yr36 salary ranges
  • US median$90–149K/yr1,794 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $92K, is 21% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($117K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Engineer salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 46 open Quality Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 2,617 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,167 postings).
Education
1,549 of the 2,617 open Quality Engineer jobs (59%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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