Engineer I, Product Analysis

Abbott • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE Works closely with development/manufacturing/quality engineering to establish and ensure compliance and quality reliability. Ensure quality of products conform to established standards and agency regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline or equivalent years of education and experience
• Good written and spoken English communication skills
• Proficient skills in Word, Excel, Access, Power Point
• Excellent reputation for building relationships across various levels of an organization.

Nice To Haves

• US Citizenship preferred
• Previous experience in failure analysis and in the medical device industry is a plus
• Understanding schematics and how the components function in a circuit
• Experience in troubleshooting electronic circuits (analog and digital)
• Understanding the common failure modes of electronic components and assemblies
• Ability to design and build and assemble prototype circuits for test fixtures

Responsibilities

• Perform reliability engineering and statistical analysis.
• Proactive in finding quality improvements related to Reliability Engineering
• Works cross functionally with Engineering, Marketing, Manufacturing and Regulatory to establish measurable, valid product requirements.
• Work collaboratively with product development and design assurance.
• Aides in definition of test equipment as required to accomplish quality responsibilities.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Identifies and routinely uses the most effective, cost efficient and best practices to execute processes; continually evaluates their effectiveness and appropriateness.
• Supplies useful data for improving reliability, customer support and defending legal cases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees