R&D Engineer

Abbott • San Diego, CA

2d

About The Position

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 Use multidisciplinary engineering knowledge to contribute to a team designing and developing innovative medical devices or components/subsystems in support of company's strategic plan.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in Mechanical Engineering or related field Or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 3 years demonstrated experience as a system engineer on medical devices preferred.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast paced changing environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in a timely manner.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as an attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Analytical design, Design for Six Sigma, or similar tool set preferred.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to travel, including internationally.

Responsibilities

• Participate or lead team in system engineering responsibilities.
• Establish requirements and specifications using knowledge of component interactions through entire system and downstream impacts of design, material selection, and processing on system function.
• Basic use of engineering tools e.g. CAD, tolerance stacks, GD&T
• Use empirical, numerical and experimental analysis to analyze designs and processes.
• Involved in test method and model development.
• Work with internal departments (assay, consumable, instrument teams) and external vendors to obtain prototype parts and to understand their capabilities and limitations.
• Demonstrate awareness of product function and clinical environment.
• Supports Production, Complaints, Performance investigations, design reviews and physician visits as needed.
• Gain a detailed understanding of the quality and regulatory requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO regulations, manage project within these requirements.
• Gain a detailed understanding of overall schedule, manage time and task within schedule.
• Runs complex problem solving efforts with some oversight, e.g. identifies issues resulting in minor downstream impacts; methodically completes test flow to drive conclusions/next steps
• Leads complex investigations with minimal oversight e.g. correcting issues with component interactions during testing which may not function as intended, may be design or process related
• Writes protocols and reports with minimal oversight. e.g. More complex spec set with multiple outputs or engineering study with multiple outputs.
• Develops test strategies with multiple parallel arms. Plans test flow with oversight. Leads alignment through cross functional R&D teams on strategy.
• Acts with minimum oversight on complex problems or activities. Understands the why behind projects and tasks.
• Communicates thorough rationale for decision made Makes decisions having considered options and using analytical tools e.g. CpK, tolerance stacks, manufacturability, clinical relevance, cross-functional factors, prior projects, risk benefit, cost and compliance analysis prior to implementing changes. Able to frame up multiple scenarios to minimize impact of making a wrong decision.
• Using past experiences towards making significant contribution successfully. e.g. Leads and communicates lessons learned, implements corrective actions or mitigates repeat issues.
• Creates effective team environment. Influences and demonstrates good leadership. Often called to lead efforts or projects with minimal oversight. e.g. delegates, prioritizes, offers feedback, updates to Management. Perceived as a key stakeholder and a decision maker where they have expertise. Considered a technical leader in several areas of expertise.
• Compiles and presents data in clear concise formats. Presentation skills to upper level management required

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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