Manufacturing Engineer III

About the role

Abbott’s Structural Heart Division in Alajuela, Costa Rica is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer III to design, implement and optimise cost‑effective manufacturing processes for medical device production. The role supports daily manufacturing operations, ensures compliance with quality and regulatory standards, and drives continuous improvement across the production line.

Key responsibilities

• Provide daily support to manufacturing activities, monitoring safety, quality, cost and production KPIs and initiating corrective actions when trends deviate.
• Plan and execute installation and validation of new or existing production lines in accordance with FDA, GMP and ISO requirements.
• Select, purchase and qualify equipment and fixtures to meet production needs, manage vendor relationships and assess equipment suitability.
• Maintain manufacturing data in SAP, including routers and bills of materials.
• Lead validation plans and root‑cause problem‑solving initiatives for medical device processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, preferably in the medical device sector.
• Proficiency with statistical methods such as Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing, FDA, GMP and ISO guidelines.
• Willingness to travel and work the specified shift schedule.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.

Required skills

• DOE
• SPC
• Lean manufacturing
• FDA/GMP/ISO compliance
• Validation planning
• Root‑cause analysis
• SAP
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• English language
• Spanish language

What we offer

• Career development within a global healthcare leader.
• Access to international growth opportunities.
• Recognition as a top employer for diversity and work‑life balance.