Product Development Engineer II at Abbott Laboratories

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

Working under general supervision, is responsible for providing engineering support to device manufacturing operations.

Develops and implements efficient, cost-effective process improvements. Work requires the application of theoretical

principles and creative/analytical techniques typically acquired in a recognized four-year or more academic course of study.

Applies engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical problems. Exercises an appropriate

level of technical judgment in planning, organizing, performing and coordinating product development engineering

assignments. Performs engineering studies. Stays abreast of and communicates technical advancements to colleagues and

associates. Identifies and routinely uses the most effective, cost efficient and best practices to execute processes; continually

evaluates their effectiveness and appropriateness.

What You’ll Work On

• Provides engineering services to existing operations. Develop new processes and perform the validations as required.

• Provides engineering services to the assembly of implantable devices

• Performs mechanical dimensioning and tolerance evaluations of components, drawings, and tooling through the use of computer-aided design (CAD; i.e. ProE) techniques

• Oversees device configuration control and modifies the configuration as required

• Writes Engineering Test Reports (ETR), memos, Engineering Change Papers, creates travelers and develops written operator procedures

• Resolves and/or facilitates the resolution of problems including identifying causes to prevent re-occurance

• Validates equipment and processes as required

• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.

• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.