Manufacturing Engineer II

Abbott • St. Paul, MN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position works out of our St. Paul, MN location in the Abbott Vascular Devices division. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease. Our St Paul, MN location is seeking a motivated, self-driven engineer to join our manufacturing engineering team for orbital atherectomy manufacturing in Abbott’s Vascular business unit. In Abbott’s Vascular (AV) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. Individuals in this role will work supporting the operations team as a front-line engineer working with assemblers and troubleshooting equipment and process issues. Additionally, this position will manage projects aimed towards designing and developing manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality. This role offers a great opportunity for any passionate individual that enjoys problem solving and collaborative work environment. This individual will be able to make a mark on the organization as a leader, while working on state-of-the-art product.

Requirements

• Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical or any engineering degree or equivalent experience required
• 1 year of manufacturing engineering experience preferred
• Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills
• Demonstrated leadership capability in team settings
• Ability to lead and motivate peers, drive change and problem solve with creativity
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.

Nice To Haves

• Medical device experience preferred
• Be innovative, resourceful, and work with minimal direction
• Have excellent organization, problem solving, communication, and team leadership skills
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Manage projects which include new production equipment, process improvements and cost reductions while supporting new product introductions.
• Collaborate with peer engineers and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Front line engineer supporting operations team
• Conduct Equipment Qualifications and Process Validations
• Improve product quality, labor efficiency, and throughput through the use of Lean manufacturing concepts
• Coordinate the design, procurement, build and debug of tooling, machinery and test equipment
• Work with Operational Excellence to ensure year-over-year efficiency improvements.

Benefits

• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level