Automation Project Engineer - Biosensor Manufacturing

Abbott; Witney; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Canteen

Flexible benefits

Onsite allotments

Couch to 5k

Bee keeping

Yoga

Job summary

Abbott in Witney is seeking an Engineer, Project Management to lead the validation of bespoke automated machines for production and inspection of medical devices. You will work with cross-functional on-site teams to define and own validation strategies, ensuring timely delivery, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

The role offers exposure to state-of-the-art automation and the opportunity to become a technical voice within project teams and with suppliers, potentially progressing to

Qualifications

• A minimum of HNC in Engineering discipline, with preference given to degree level education
• Proven experience in Project Engineering, with preference to Automated Machinery
• Technical project management of your projects
• Curiosity, technical rigour, and an eye for continuous improvement
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to mentor others
• An awareness and understanding of regulated environments

Responsibilities

• create a project plan in order to deliver the work to the business, taking into consideration timelines, assessment and minimisation of risks, communication to stakeholders
• be connected to and very much aware of what the changes your project is introducing to the business, and aware of the benefits it will be delivering on
• delivering validated machines into Production; these are used not just for production of our medical devices, but also critically for the inspection of these devices
• learn the technical aspects of the machines, and how we need to test them to validate they are truly functioning as we define needed for the medical device production
• develop new validation tests, and executing process equipment validations for these production machines
• occasionally visiting supplier sites

Skills

Project management

Automated machinery

Continuous improvement

Mentoring

Regulated environments

Collaboration

Education

HNC in Engineering

Job description

Abbott in Witney is seeking an Engineer, Project Management to lead the validation of bespoke automated machines for production and inspection of medical devices. You will work with cross-functional on-site teams to define and own validation strategies, ensuring timely delivery, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

The role offers exposure to state-of-the-art automation and the opportunity to become a technical voice within project teams and with suppliers, potentially progressing to