Principal Manufacturing Molding Engineer

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; Presencial; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Abbott is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Molding Engineer in Scarborough, Maine, to lead end-to-end injection molding and mold tooling projects.

You will design, develop, validate, and optimize mold tooling and molding processes to maximize quality, yield, and efficiency, applying DOE, capability studies, and validation protocols.

Qualificações

• Lead end-to-end injection molding and mold tooling projects with on-time delivery, budgeting, cost control, and cross-functional alignment.
• Design, develop, validate, and optimize mold tooling, and injection molding processes to maximize quality, compliance, yield, and efficiency.
• Apply scientific injection molding, DOE, capability studies, root cause analysis, and IQ/OQ/PQ validation to establish robust processes.

Responsabilidades

• Troubleshoot complex injection molding, mold tooling, quality, and production issues to retain quality, optimize cost, reduce scrap, variability, and downtime.
• Lead mold tooling manufacturing from design through first lot to stock, including budget management and supplier interactions.
• Support NPI and manufacturing transfers from concept through scale-up, commercialization, and global production deployment.
• Partner with strategic suppliers and internal teams to manage mold tooling, materials, capacity, quality, cost, and lifecycle improvements.
• Establish process standards, control plans, FMEAs, and compliance with regulatory and quality systems.

Conhecimentos

Injection molding

Mold tooling

DOE

Root cause analysis

CAPA

FMEA

Process validation

Ferramentas

FATs

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

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

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott's Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The Principal Manufacturing Molding Engineer position is part of Abbott's Infectious Disease Developed Markets business unit and is based in Scarborough, Maine . This role is responsible for leading manufacturing equipment initiatives, driving quality, efficiency, and cost‑saving improvements, optimizing materials and molding processes, reducing manufacturing costs, and providing engineering support for new product development and commercialization efforts.

What You'll Work On

• Lead end-to-end injection molding and mold tooling projects, ensuring on-time delivery, budgeting, cost control, and cross-functional alignment for programs.
• Design, develop, validate, and optimize mold tooling, and injection molding processes to maximize quality, compliance, yield, and efficiency.
• Apply scientific injection molding, DOE, capability studies, root cause analysis, and IQ/OQ/PQ validation to establish robust processes.
• Troubleshoot complex injection molding, mold tooling, quality, and production issues to retain quality, optimize cost, reduce scrap, variability, and downtime.
• Lead and document mold tooling manufacturing from design through first lot to stock. Activities, including yet not limited to budget management, design reviews, supplier mold tooling build activities, FATs, mold corrections, dimensional analysis, and qualification efforts.
• Support NPI and manufacturing transfers from concept through scale-up, commercialization, and global production deployment.
• Partner with strategic suppliers and internal cross functional teams to manage mold tooling, materials, capacity, quality, cost, and lifecycle improvements.
• Establish process standards, control plans, FMEAs, DFM practices, and compliance with regulatory, ISO, and quality system requirements.
• Evaluate and implement advanced molding technologies, automation, equipment, and capital investments to improve performance and reduce costs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring in mold making, tooling design, plastics processing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead supplier engineering and manufacturing support activities, including process validation, design for manufacturability (DFM), material selection, process development, molding asset management, and supplier capability improvement to ensure robust, compliant production.
• Drive technical risk management and problem resolution by leading failure investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA activities, FMEA development, and design reviews while ensuring design intent, product specifications, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Provide plastics and manufacturing subject matter expertise for product development, raw material qualification, process characterization, tooling development, validation, and engineering change management, including Agile PDM-controlled changes.
• Advance operational excellence through continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives, evaluating manufacturing processes, materials, equipment, and supplier performance to improve quality, efficiency, reliability, and overall product value.
• Support cross-functional engineering strategy and talent development by collaborating with quality, project management, operations, and external suppliers, while mentoring engineers and technicians, developing technical documentation, and maintaining comp