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Senior Engineer, Mechanical R&D

Location United States - Texas - Plano Category Research & Development
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JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not an active open requisition. We are building a candidate slate for a future opening.

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:

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Engineer, Mechanical R&D. 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.

It sounds like science fiction: sending small electrical pulses to the spine to block pain signals or to the brain to suppress tremor.  As a Senior R&D Engineer at Abbott Neuromodulation, you will have the opportunity to develop technology platforms that improve the lives of those suffering from chronic pain and movement disorders.

Each employee can make a difference at Abbott and has the power, either individually or as a team, to influence the success of the company. We are team-oriented, patient-focused, and progressive. We value people with great ideas who partner with others both internally and externally to take action and accomplish goals.

What You’ll Work On:

  • Researches, develops, designs, and evaluates mechanical and electro-mechanical materials, components, assemblies, processes and/or equipment

  • Conceptualizes new devices using material knowledge and innovative mechanical design

  • Develops new concepts from initial design to market release with cross-functional partners

  • Creates and submits novel design solutions that expand the intellectual property of the business

  • Conducts feasibility studies to verify capability and functionality

  • Balances design for reliability, manufacturing, and cost efficiency

  • Maintains detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development

  • Prepares technical reports, analyses, recommendations, and presentations reflecting the status and results of projects in progress

  • Participates/contributes to technical reviews of mechanical designs

  • Reviews and coordinates vendor activities to support development

  • Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments

  • Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution

  • Exhibits and instills decision-making based in objective engineering principles (analytical and empirical)

  • Develops test methods, models, and fixtures to evaluate designs

  • Multi-tasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in a timely manner

  • Identifies, communicates, and mitigates project risks

  • Builds and maintains positive and cooperative relationships internally and externally

  • Ensures compliance to all applicable internal requirements and external regulations

  • Position may require up to 10% travel

 Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical discipline

  • 5+ years of relevant product development or R&D work experience (preferably with implantable hardware)

  • Wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures

  • Strong understanding of business unit function and cross group dependencies/relationships

  • Will perform this job in a quality system environment

  • Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations

  • Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors

  • Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Has a sound knowledge of various technical alternatives and their impact

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical discipline

  • Experience with CAD and FEA modeling software (SolidWorks, ANSYS preferred)

  • Product development experience within a regulated environment (e.g. medical, aerospace, automotive, etc.)

  • Experience working with cross-functional teams and taking initiative to ensure successful outcomes

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Demonstrated hands-on experience designing for manufacturing processes used in medical devices (e.g. biocompatible material selection, injection molding, machining, printed circuit board fabrication, extrusion, etc.)

  • Strong history of cross-functional collaboration with other engineering disciplines (Electrical, Manufacturing)

  • Experience with statistical techniques (e.g. DOE, hypothesis testing, etc.)

  • Knowledge of design controls and regulations for medical device development

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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 $75,300.00 – $150,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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