Manufacturing Engineer

Abbott; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Abbott as a Manufacturing Engineer in Santa Clara, where you'll support production and design innovative manufacturing processes. You'll play a vital role in the success of new product launches while enjoying career growth and development opportunities. Abbott is an inclusive company that prioritizes your well-being and a promising career path.

Benefits

Free medical coverage

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness assessment incentives

Qualifications

• 0-3 years manufacturing engineering experience required.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.

Responsibilities

• Support operations and production team to ensure consistent throughput.
• Manage projects for designing and developing manufacturing processes.
• Own Non-Conformance Report investigations and execute root-cause analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical or any engineering degree

Job description

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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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Manufacturing Engineer

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 for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical 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

This position works out of our Santa Clara location in the Structural Heart division.

Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.

As the Manufacturing Engineer you’ll have the chance to support the operations and production team to ensure a consistent throughput while troubleshooting and resolving process issues. This position will manage projects aimed towards designing and developing manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality.

This role offers a great opportunity for any passionate individual that enjoys problem solving and collaborative work environment. This individual will be able to make a mark on the organization as a leader, while working on state-of-the-art product. This role directly impacts the success of a new product launch and ramp and in turn, will be able to make a significant impact in the organization.

What You’ll Work On

Manufacturing Engineer should:

• Be innovative, resourceful, and work with minimal direction
• Have excellent organization, problem solving, communication, and team leadership skills
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Assist with the design and development of process improvements aimed at increasing production throughput and minimizing downtime. This can be done through:
• Assessing and improving current manufacturing procedures
• Introducing new process aids/fixtures
• Developing new systems for effectively controlling material flow
• Be capable of assessing station process takt times to determine process bottle necks and identify improvement priorities
• Be able to own Non-Conformance Report investigations and execute root-cause analysis
• Be able to perform process/equipment validation, including generating applicable protocols and reports
• Be able to generate and modify manufacturing process documentation
• Be able to implement 5S practices to existing and developing processes to improve efficiency and productivity
• Be capable of managing and leading small-scale projects from initiation to implementation. This includes:
• Serving as the Subject Matter Expert for the project
• Organizing and aligning with the cross-functional team to ensure all stakeholder priorities are addressed
• Communicating project status and timeline updates to the management team
  

Required Qualifications

• Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical or any engineering or technical degree or equivalent experience required
• 0-3 years manufacturing engineering experience.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills
• Demonstrated leadership capability in team settings
• Ability to lead and motivate peers, drive change and problem solve with creativity
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior manufacturing/Medical device engineering experience
• Working in a regulated industry
  
  

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• 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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $72,100.00 – $114,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Production and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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