Engineer I, Product Analysis

Abbott Laboratories; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Excellent retirement plan with high ER

Job summary

Abbott in Sylmar, CA seeks an Engineer I, Product Analysis to perform failure analysis on explanted biomedical implants. You’ll provide technical expertise to the Product Analysis Laboratory, identify root causes, and develop testing protocols for quality improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a cross-functional team to meet deadlines and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver reliability information for management decisions.
• Proficient with PC tools: spreadsheets, word processing, databases.

Responsibilities

• Perform failure analysis on explanted biomedical implants; identify root causes.
• Develop and implement investigative protocols; conduct circuit analysis.
• Collaborate acrossProduct Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Surveillance.
• Mentor less experienced staff and support quality management initiatives.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Reliability engineering

Failure analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Word processing

Database management systems

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Descritivo de Cargo Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. Working at Abbott you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

You’ll also have access to:

• Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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.
• Work for a company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Sylmar, CA location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

Engineer I, Product Analysis 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 serve 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, band vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree Electrical Engineering preferred, or Engineering, Science, or closely related discipline OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience No 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 including spreadsheet, word processing database management, and specialized applications.
• Must be able to handle multiple assignments.

Location & Working Hours

Família de Cargo Engineering Divisão CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

Localidade United States > Sylmar : 15900 Valley View Court

Localidades Adicionais Turno de Trabalho Standard Viagem Not specified Vigilância médica Not Applicable Atividades de trabalho significativas 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)

Pay Range

The base pay for this position is $73,900.00 - $116,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Equal Opportunity

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 EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

About Abbott

A Abbott significa o poder da saúde. Por mais de 125 anos, a Abbott tem ajudado as pessoas a alcançar seu potencial - porque uma saúde melhor permite que indivíduos e comunidades vivam melhor. Com uma rede global e diversificada, que serve clientes em mais de 160 países, criamos novas soluções - em todo o espectro da saúde, em todo o mundo, para todas as fases da vida. Seja através da próxima geração de equipamentos de diagnóstico, dispositivos médicos para estilos de vida em transformação, nutrição baseada em ciência, e novas reformulações, estamos desenvolvendo tecnologias mais inovadoras e revolucionárias na área da saúde para que indivíduos vivam melhor e com mais saúde. Os colaboradores da Abbott vêm trabalhar todos os dias com energia, entusiasmo e comprometimento com o intuito de promover a saúde e o bem-estar de milhões de pessoas. Eles superam os limites para ajudar a gerenciar e tratar alguns dos maiores desafios de saúde da vida. Convidamos você a explorar os pontos de oportunidades na Abbott, da chance de inspiração do

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