Hardware R&D Technician

Abbott; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

HSA

FSAs

Life Insurance

Disability

401(k)

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Hardware R&D Technician in Saint Paul, MN for a 12-month onsite assignment. This role focuses on hands-on prototyping, testing, fixture development, data analysis, and increasing technical leadership within the R&D organization.

The technician will contribute to documentation, change management, and lab operations, supporting production, design, R&D, testing, and budgeting tasks. 8am–5pm shift, on-site requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Hands-on prototyping and testing of hardware assemblies.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and understand tolerances.
• Experience with documentation practices and change management.
• Willingness to lift up to 50 lbs and perform lab maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Prototyping and schematic/component layout development.
• Coordinate and perform hardware testing and measurements.
• Lead testing campaigns and document results.
• Support lab operations and calibration activities.
• Collaborate with design and production teams on improvements.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality protocols.

Skills

Prototyping

Data analysis

Windchill

Altium

Electrical testing

Documentation

Lab operations

Troubleshooting

Tools

Windchill

Altium Designer

Minitab

Excel

PCB design

Job description

Job Summary

The Hardware R&D Technician supports the development and testing of hardware prototypes and systems within the R&D organization. This role involves hands‑on prototyping, testing, fixture development, and data analysis, with increasing levels of independence and technical leadership. The technician will also contribute to documentation, change management, and lab operations.Supports engineering related functions including production, design, research & development, testing, and budgeting

Title: Hardware R&D Technician
Location: St. Paul, MN
Duration: 12 Months
100% Onsite
Shift Time: 8am to 5pm

Job Summary

The Hardware R&D Technician supports the development and testing of hardware prototypes and systems within the R&D organization. This role involves hands‑on prototyping, testing, fixture development, and data analysis, with increasing levels of independence and technical leadership. The technician will also contribute to documentation, change management, and lab operations.Supports engineering related functions including production, design, research & development, testing, and budgeting

Job Responsibilities

• Prototyping
• PCA level rework - proficient down to 0402 size components.
• Cable build and rework of moderate level density connectors.
• Takes on more complex prototyping but with higher level of self-direction.
• Prototyping SME who is able to train /direct the work of others and work with minimal oversight.
• Troubleshoots issues.
• Testing
• Conducts high complexity testing and helps coordinate activities of others and troubleshoot issues on moderate to high complexity methods.
• Proactive and self-directed.
• Conducts high complexity testing and coordinate activities of others and troubleshoot issues on higher complexity methods, SME for 1 or more methods.
• Supports setup and execution of 60601-1 Safety and 60601-1-2 EMC compliance testing.
• Test Method and Fixture Development
• TM execution, TM characterization, fixture development/fabrication, conduct fixture qualification input prior to TMV (write IQP/IQR or FAI).
• Works with expanded scope and more independently, create ES/TMs/IQ protocols/reports, TMV assessments.
• Test Method Validation
• TM Execution to support validation (self-directed and able to guide others).
• Expected to provide critical feedback on TMV.
• Change Orders
• Windchill training complete, create documents (methods, equipment specs), create CO's for part releases.
• Proficient in Windchill, create documents.
• Design
• Able to read engineering drawings and understand tolerance.
• PCB layout, component design, and component review. Altium preferred.
• Data Analysis
• Follows Good Documentation Practices - Executes data entry into Excel /Minitab + executes some basic statistical analysis.
• Lead role in maintaining equipment (coordinate calibration, proactively identify issues, etc.).
• Able to identify future lab needs and execute on expanding lab capabilities.
• Commercial product Hypercare on investigating field complaints and issues reported by customers.
• Independently conducts work efficiently and effectively and contributes ideas for how to improve.
• Leads execution for improvements.
• HW Logistics and Configuration management of development prototypes to ensure and document revisions of HW and SW versions of each device.
• Must have the ability to regularly lift 25 lbs. and occasionally lift 50 lbs.
• Occasional or Regularly scheduled overtime is a requirement of this position.
  

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)
  

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.
Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.