R&D Engineer

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About the role

Provides engineering support to new and existing products, processes, prototypes, fixtures, and tools. Applies engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical problems with some guidance from technical lead or manager. Supports continuous quality improvement and may serve as technical lead for individual projects (component/subassembly).

Responsibilities

• Design sub-assemblies to meet broad design goals, establish requirements and specification.
• Use empirical, numerical and experimental analysis to analyze designs.
• Designs hardware to support features that are contained in the product definition to include design specifications, circuit designs, technology selection recommendations, etc.
• Evaluates and selects appropriate components and technologies for parts and lower level subassemblies.
• Utilizes and develops knowledge and experience to define experimental, empirical and numerical analyses to evaluate designs.
• Selects test methods and simulation models to mitigate design risks and ensure new design reliability for components.
• Remains abreast of technical advancements and continually develops skills.
• Documents custom product, tools, fixtures, prototypes with specifications, schematics and layouts to support document control and tool release.
• Involved in test method and model development.
• Constructs a variety of prototypes, tools, and fixtures used for research and/or development purposes.
• Helps establish processes based on product specifications and evaluates process and design alternatives based on "design for manufacturability."
• Applies theoretical principles, evaluation, ingenuity and creative/analytical techniques within engineering and scientific principles.
• Troubleshoots, investigates and resolves problems involving techniques, materials, equipment, part and sub-assembly design; documents justification or rationale as needed.
• Provides input into dFMEA, pFMEA and risk analyses.
• Identifies and mitigates sub-assembly risks.
• Consistently meets timelines for engineering tasks. Strong organization, follow-up and attention to detail.
• Supports improvement of products, processes, and/or design tools to be employed for investigation and design development.
• Writes, reviews and assesses impact of engineering changes.
• Applies engineering and scientific principles to evaluate and solve technical problems; documents justification or rationale as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field: Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical, Material Science, or related engineering field. An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in engineering, product/process development, and technical design.
• Ability to apply statistics and analytical thinking.
• Technical knowledge and expertise of subsystems, design protocols, and problem-solving tools.
• Effective time management and prioritization skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience working in a team environment.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Pay

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.