What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff R&D Engineer position at Abbott?

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

Abbott provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of cardiovascular disease. Our extensive Structural Interventions portfolio (the Amplatzer portfolio) includes atrial and ventricular septal defect closure devices, PFO / LAA devices, and PDA closure devices. We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, experienced, collaborative, and technically strong engineer to join our winning team!

As a Staff Sustaining R&D Engineer at our Plymouth, MN location, you will be a leader within our Structural Interventions team focused on providing R&D support a wide range of market-released cardiac occluder devices (including our Amplatzer branded devices), delivery systems, and accessories. This role will involve a range of responsibilities including but not limited to failure analysis, CAPA, design changes, R&D support for supplier change requests, requirement development, testing and data analysis, and test method development and validation.

What you will do :

What You'll Work On

Provides R&D support for market-released cardiac occluders, delivery systems, and accessories

Conducts feasibility studies to verify capability and functionality to support investigations and / or design changes

Develops solutions to improve product function and manufacturability

Directs support personnel and coordinates project activities

Write and submit Engineering Change orders

Maintains detailed documentation throughout all phases of a project

Investigates and evaluates design changes, manufacturing changes, NCMRs, CAPAs and / or customer complaints

Reviews or coordinates vendor activities to support development

Research various cost-effective, alternative approaches to current designs and processes

Involved in test method and fixture development

Support development of risk management documentation (DFMEA, UFMEA, PFMEA)

Gain an understanding of the quality and regulatory requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO regulations

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

Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical or related Engineering degree

8 years medical device engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to a variety of manufacturing processes used in medical devices, specifically deflectable sheaths and / or EP Catheters preferred

Worked with an electronic document control system (Windchill, etc.)

Solidworks or other CAD experience

Previous academic GPA : 3.0 or higher preferred

Experience working within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment

Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization

Proficient in collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members

Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner

Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

Experience working with cross-functional teams in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives : www.abbottbenefits.com

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

95,000.00 - $190,000.00

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

JOB FAMILY : Product Development

DIVISION : SH Structural Heart

LOCATION : United States >

Minnesota >

Plymouth : 5050 Nathan Lane N

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS :

WORK SHIFT :

Standard

TRAVEL : Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE :

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)

Abbott 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.pdf

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Salary : $95,000 - $190,000

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