JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
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.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our San Diego, CA (Near UHC) location in the Infectious Disease Division of our Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Business Unit. This role is on site 5 days a week, with around 10% travel including international travel.
What You’ll Work On
The person hired in this role will be an established and productive mechanical engineer who contributes to new and existing products, processes, prototypes, fixtures, and tool designs. Works independently with minimal supervision on larger, moderately complex projects/assignments and executes compliantly, efficiently, on-time, and within budget to meet company objectives.
May apply advanced mechanical engineering principles and tools to the evaluation and solution of complex technical problems in support of business strategies.
Supports continuous quality improvement and may serve as the technical lead for subsystem projects.
Provides training to other engineers.
In addition:
Leads the development of mechanical designs for new and existing subsystems in accordance with applicable procedures and medical regulatory standards, performs analysis on design concepts, and tests theories to reduce risks.
Demonstrated success in utilizing empirical, numerical and experimental analysis to analyze designs. Designs, develops and specifies new hardware features or improves existing hardware features.
Demonstrated success in the ability to specify, design, verify, and validate appropriate materials, components, processes and technologies for subsystems.
Uses understanding of processes used in design and manufacturing to develop and execute subsystems for new medical devices, processes, equipment, materials, verification, and validation.
Applies tolerance stack analysis and DFM principles to deliver robust mechanical designs
Select and develop test methods and simulation models to mitigate design risks and ensure new design reliability.
Develops and selects appropriate test methods for engineering design checkout and verification for subsystem.
Executes new devices, processes, equipment, materials, verification and validation.
Implement approved Design Control procedures for development in accordance with FDA guidelines.
Applies theoretical principles, evaluation, ingenuity and creative / analytical techniques for assessment of sub-system designs.
Uses root cause analysis (RCA) tools and techniques to troubleshoot sub-system designs.
Provides written technical justifications and rationale for sub-system designs.
Provides input into risk management documentation including dFMEA, pFMEA and risk analyses. Identifies and mitigates sub-system design risks.
Use knowledge of engineering and cross-functional tasks and establishes task timing and duration.
Leads project discussions and sets project direction across multiple cross-functional teams.
This role is on site daily.
International Travel of up to 10% is required for this role.
This role will be possibly exposed to industrial chemicals.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or closely related STEM field
Minimum 8 years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
International travel experience is ideal.
8 years in a similar role is ideal.
We are looking for someone who enjoys hands on and technical engineering.
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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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The base pay for this position is
$100,000.00 – $200,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Product Development
DIVISION:ID Infectious Disease
LOCATION:United States > San Diego : 4545 Towne Center Court
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Yes, 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment, Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Lift, carry, push or pull weights of more than 20 pounds/9 kilos on a regular/daily basis, Routine work with chemicals, Wear ear plugs, Work in noisy environment, Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneeling
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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What We Do
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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
