R & D Engineer I – Product Development

Job description

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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Position Summary:

We are recruiting for our next R&D Engineer I to join our team in our Plymouth, MN location.  In this role, you will be part of a product development team focused on delivering future Electrophysiology catheters to the global healthcare market. This role will potentially involve a range of responsibilities including but not limited to testing and data analysis, design concept generation, requirement development, and test method development and validation. 

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies in Electrophysiology & Heart Failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

For years, Abbott’s Medical Device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring systems, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine finger sticks.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirement development to influence design goals
• Involved in test method and model development
• Complete testing and data analysis to achieve design and process development goals
• Under guidance, generating design concepts to meet specific design goals
• Identify potential issues with designs
• Work with internal departments and outside vendors to obtain prototype parts
• Support invention disclosures
• Support pre-clinical and clinical testing of devices
• Support design reviews and physician visits
• Support development of risk management documentation (DFMEA, UFMEA, PFMEA)
• Execute activity in support of project goals
• Gain an understanding of the quality and regulatory requirements of SJM, FDA and ISO regulations
• completion of assigned tasks
• 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
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related field
• 1+ years’ experience designing, testing, manufacturing or other engineering support
• Experience working within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization
• Proficient in collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Medical device experience
• Exposure to a variety of manufacturing processes used in medical devices, specifically deflectable sheaths and/or EP Catheters preferred
• Solidworks or other CAD experience
• Worked with an electronic document control system (Windchill, etc.)
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization

What we offer:   

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer: 

• Training and career development, with on-boarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance  
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans  
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs 
• Paid time off  
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match 
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities 

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com  

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. 

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