Sr. Manufacturing 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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 Plano, TX location in the Neuromodulation division. Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

We are seeking an experienced, high caliber Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer who will support manufacturing sustaining engineering, and operations projects.  This position will be responsible for manufacturing processes and production and service activities through cross functional projects aimed at enhancing productivity, cost and product quality. Product lines supported are comprised of electronic systems used in Electrophysiology, Vascular, Neuromodulation and Heart Failure clinical settings, to better the lives of patients around the globe.  The successful candidate will have extensive experience with electronics and electronic assemblies. 

What You’ll Work On

• Lead or serve as member on cross-functional project teams
• Establish processes and compliance to design based on product specifications and requirements
• Evaluate process and production equipment and design alternatives based on “Design for Manufacturability” principles
• Manage manufacturing compliance with Quality Control requirements (i.e., Design Control, Process validation etc.)
• Possess a strong understanding of medical device product lifecycle and change management process and requirements
• Drive root cause corrective actions to manufacturing process and equipment using understanding of electronics, software, circuits and systems
• Interface with vendors for incoming components, and assess manufacturing impact from design change projects
• Design, develop and sustain manufacturing processes, in order to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality
• Identify and execute cost reduction activities
• Evaluation of production equipment
• Production support and process validation

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, a related field or equivalent
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience with electronic hardware or software systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in medical device or other regulated industry
• 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 work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment

Apply Now

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The base pay for this position is

$75,300.00 – $150,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family:

Engineering

Division:

NM Neuromodulation

Location:

United States > Texas > Plano : 6901 Preston Road

Additional Locations:

Work Shift:

Standard

Travel:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

Medical Surveillance:

Not Applicable

Significant Work Activities:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Work in a clean room environmentAbbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf