Engineer I, Product Analysis

abbott; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education

Job summary

Abbott in Massachusetts is seeking a Biomedical Failure Analysis Engineer to perform failure analysis on explanted long‑term implant products and provide technical expertise to the Product Analysis Laboratory.

You will analyze failures, define investigative protocols, conduct circuit analysis, and work with cross‑functional teams to identify and address root causes while supporting QA/QMS compliance and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, presentation, quantitative, analytical, organizational, and follow‑up skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform failure analysis on explanted long-term biomedical implant products.
• Identify root causes and develop investigative protocols; conduct circuit analysis and device/component level failure analysis.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Product Surveillance to drive quality improvements.

Skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Reliability engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Electrical engineering preferred

Job description

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 forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical 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

Perform failure analysis on explanted biomedical implant product. Provide technical expertise to the Product Analysis Laboratory. Analyzes failures, develops and implements investigative protocols to identify root causes, performs circuit analysis, performs device and component level failure analysis.

What You’ll Work On

• Perform failure analysis on explanted long term biomedical implant product.
• Work requires the application of theoretical principals, evaluation, ingenuity, and creative/analytical techniques to identify route cause failure mechanisms.
• Must be able to meet deadlines on multiple assignments and be able to operate in a diverse cross-functional team environment.
• Proactive in finding quality improvements related to Failure Analysis
• May serve as lead and assign work to less experienced personnel and serves as a mentor when assisting less experienced lab staff in solving more complex problems.
• Works cross functionally and collaboratively with Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Product Surveillance.
• Aides in definition of test equipment as required to accomplish quality responsibilities.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Requires comprehensive written and verbal communication, interpersonal, facilitation, presentation, quantitative, analytical, organizational, and follow‑up skills, the ability to meet deadlines on multiple projects as well as the ability to converse effectively with all levels of employees.
• A documented record of delivering reliability engineering information which adds value to management’s decision‑making process is required.
• Personal computer skills include spreadsheet, word processing database management, and specialized applications.
• Must be able to handle multiple assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering preferred, or Engineering, Science, or closely related discipline

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

$50,700.00 – $101,300.00

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

JOB FAMILY:

Engineering

DIVISION:

HF Heart Failure

LOCATION:

United States > Massachusetts > Burlington : 168 Middlesex Turnpike

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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