Senior Principal Engineer, Plastics Molding — Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Medical Devices

AbbVie; Illinois; Ibrido; USD 160.000 - 230.000; Tempo pieno

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Health insurance

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Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive programs

Descrizione del lavoro

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer for Plastics Molding in a hybrid role based in North Chicago, IL. You will lead complex molding initiatives across product life cycles, drive compliant, scalable solutions, and partner with internal teams and suppliers to meet quality and regulatory expectations.

The role requires extensive experience in plastic injection and blow molding, strong leadership, and hands-on technical direction on equipment, tooling, and process development within a

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with plastics focus or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in engineering, preferably in pharmaceutical manufacturing or related regulated industry.
• 3+ years in plastic injection/blow molding design and process support.

Mansioni

• Lead molding projects from concept through validation and support.
• Develop robust injection- and blow-molding solutions meeting quality and regulatory demands.
• Provide direction on equipment, tooling, automation, and process development.
• Conduct risk assessments and manage life-cycle costs with management visibility.
• Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to address issues.

Conoscenze

Injection molding

Blow molding

FMEA/DOE/SPC

Cross-functional leadership

Industrial risk management

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering

Strumenti

SolidWorks

Creo/ProE

AutoCAD

Descrizione del lavoro

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Position Overview

Full-time | Hybrid

The Senior Principal Engineer, Plastics Molding provides enterprise-level technical leadership for plastic injection molding and blow molding technologies supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices, biologics, healthcare, and closely related regulated products. This role leads complex engineering initiatives across the product and process life cycle, advancing robust, compliant, scalable molding solutions through close partnership with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead medium- to large-sized, complex molding engineering projects from concept and design through procurement, qualification, validation, and sustained support.
• Develop and implement technically sound injection- and blow-molding solutions that meet product, process, quality, cost, and regulatory expectations.
• Provide technical direction on equipment, tooling, automation, resin selection, process development, inspection strategy, and manufacturing readiness.
• Conduct risk assessments, manage life-cycle costs, and communicate technical recommendations, project status, and risk-based decisions to management.
• Support supplier selection, supplier performance, and technical issue resolution for molds, equipment, automation, and related services.

Technical and Functional Accountabilities

• Apply deep knowledge of plastics processes, resins, injection molding equipment, blow molding, tooling, and inspection procedures to optimize process capability and product quality.
• Plan and execute FMEAs, design of experiments (DOE), dimensional analysis, statistical process control (SPC) analysis, factory acceptance testing (FAT), equipment and process qualification, and validation activities.
• Translate design controls, quality-system expectations, regulatory requirements, and applicable ISO requirements into practical engineering deliverables and manufacturing controls.
• Lead or support tooling and automation design, procurement, qualification, and supplier management; evaluate technical proposals and acceptance criteria.
• Use metrology and dimensional data to investigate variation, establish process controls, and drive effective corrective technical actions.
• Maintain working familiarity with CNC equipment, wire EDM, surface finishes, grinders, hand tools, and 3D CAD platforms including SolidWorks, Creo/ProE, and AutoCAD.

Candidates are considered based on relevant qualifications, skills, and experience. The role welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives consistent with applicable equal employment opportunity principles.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Serve as a recognized technical resource, providing clear, evidence-based guidance on molding technology, manufacturability, risk, quality, and life-cycle decisions.
• Partner effectively with cross-functional teams and external collaborators, including manufacturing, quality, engineering, procurement, suppliers, and service providers.
• Influence technical alignment across stakeholders, facilitate resolution of complex issues, and enable timely execution in a regulated operating environment.
• Communicate complex engineering concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences and advise management on options, tradeoffs, and recommendations.

This is a hybrid role based in North Chicago, Illinois. Work may include collaboration across office, manufacturing, supplier, and project environments.

Travel up to 40% may be required to support suppliers, equipment and tooling activities, factory acceptance testing, qualification, validation, and cross-functional project needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Engineering, Science, or a related field; equivalent technical experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience, preferably in pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices, biologics, healthcare, or another closely related regulated industry.
• 3+ years of plastic injection molding and/or blow molding design and process-support experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of molding equipment, plastics processes and resins, tooling, inspection procedures, SPC analysis, and applicable regulatory and ISO requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with tooling and automation design; procurement and qualification; supplier management; FMEA, DOE, dimensional analysis, FAT, validation, design controls, metrology, and quality systems.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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