• Machine Design Staff Engineer

    Abbott (Plymouth, MN)


    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.

     

    Machine Design Staff Engineer

     

    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 can work out of our Plymouth, MN location, in our Structural Heart Division.

     

    Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist

     

    Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.

     

    As the Staff Machine Design Engineer; you'll be responsible for Design and Facilitate fabrication of tooling, fixtures and equipment for manufacturing automation.

    What You’ll Work On:

    + Collaborate with internal customers to provide mechanical design concepts for manufacturing and test equipment.

    + Ability to work effectively with other engineers, project managers, and stakeholders.

    + Support the development of automated equipment and Establish machine specifications.

    + Evaluate process and design alternatives based on Design for Manufacturability principles.

    + Establish knowledge base of new developments in manufacturing and design technologies.

    + Collaborate with vendors on procuring materials, services, and equipment

    + Troubleshoot new and existing automated equipment.

    + Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.

    + Maintain detailed documentation of design processes, decisions, and results.

    + Collaborate with team members to develop solutions to advanced process requirements.

    + Align with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, 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 engineering or associate’s degree in equipment technology with 15-20 years relevant experience

    + 7-15 years of Engineering Design experience

    + Strong understanding of design principles for machining.

    + Experience with crafting and fabricating automated manufacturing equipment for low and high-volume processes.

    + Good communication skills and the ability to interact with the organization

    + Good working knowledge of SolidWorks CAD.

    + Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

    + Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a dynamic, changing environment.

    + Lead and/or engage others to accomplish projects.

    + Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

    + Ability to travel approximately 5%, including internationally

    * Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

    **Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

     

    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.

     

    Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

    The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

    An Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

     

    We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

     

    To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]