Staff R&D Engineer: Flexible Circuits for Med Devices

Thornton Tomasetti; Plymouth (MN); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage in HIP PPO

Tuition reimbursement

Excellent retirement plan

Education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Plymouth, MN, is seeking a Staff R&D Engineer focused on Electrophysiology catheter research and development. You will lead design and validation of flexible circuits, drive DFx reviews with suppliers, and manage documentation, risk assessments, and IP filing.

The role requires deep expertise in flexible electronics, collaboration with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams, and the ability to navigate regulatory design controls in a medical device environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Material Science, or related field.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in flexible circuit design and development.
• Strong understanding of flex circuit materials, impedance control and signal integrity.
• Experience leading and managing complex technical workstreams within a large program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of single- and multi-layer flexible circuits, including rigid-flex designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers) to define design requirements and constraints.
• Create and review detailed flex circuit layouts, stack-ups, and material selections using CAD tools (Altium, Mentor Graphics, Cadence).
• Perform design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) reviews with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain documentation including ECAD data, Gerber files, BOMs, and risk assessments in accordance with design control procedures.
• Support prototype builds, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis of flex circuit issues.
• Interface with flex circuit suppliers to ensure quality, cost, and delivery targets are met.
• Select materials suitable for medical device applications, considering sterilization, biocompatibility, and long-term reliability.
• Stay current with industry trends, materials, and technologies in flexible electronics.
• Leads technical teams through problem solving based on engineering fundamentals.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders, cross functional team members, external consultants, and physician customers.
• Participate in preclinical evaluations and physician engagement activities
• Writes and submits intellectual property.
• Ensure quality system compliance for medical device development.
• Champions design for manufacturability as part of the development process.

Skills

Flex circuit design

Design for manufacturability

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Documentation and ECAD data handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Mentor Graphics

Cadence

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in Plymouth, MN, is seeking a Staff R&D Engineer focused on Electrophysiology catheter research and development. You will lead design and validation of flexible circuits, drive DFx reviews with suppliers, and manage documentation, risk assessments, and IP filing.

The role requires deep expertise in flexible electronics, collaboration with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams, and the ability to navigate regulatory design controls in a medical device environment.