Engineer I, Product Analysis

Abbott Laboratories; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP PPO medical plan

Retirement plan with employer contrib

Tuition reimbursement

Free education benefits

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Sylmar, CA, is seeking an Engineer I, Product Analysis for the Cardiac Rhythm Management division. You will perform failure analyses on explanted biomedical implants and provide technical expertise to the Product Analysis Laboratory.

The role requires strong analytical skills, the ability to work across teams, and adherence to FDA regulations and quality systems. On-site in Sylmar with opportunities to contribute to device reliability and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• No experience required.
• Strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform failure analysis on explanted long term biomedical implant product.
• Apply theoretical principles to identify root cause failure mechanisms.
• Meet deadlines on multiple assignments in a cross-functional team environment.
• Assist in defining test equipment to support quality responsibilities.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

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.

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

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:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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.
• 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 ourSylmar, 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 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, 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.

* 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

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 $73,900.00 – $116,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.