Product Development/Sustaining Engineer

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/SUSTAINING ENGINEER

In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Product Development/Sustaining Engineer

We are recruiting a PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/SUSTAINING ENGINEER to join our Abbott Heart Failure team in Atlanta, GA, where we are focused on helping people with heart failure manage their health and ultimately change and save lives. The engineer will be primarily working on the CardioMEMS HF system, which remotely monitors changes in pulmanry artery (PA) pressure, an early indicator of the onset of worsening heart failure, to aid physicians in preventing worsening heart failure, lower heart failure mortality rates, and improve quality of life for our heart failure patients.

The engineer will be focused on sustaining support of CardioMEMS medical devices, including root cause analysis and resolution of problems, quality control documentation review, and managing multiple parallel projects to update product designs and procedures. The engineer will also work on new product development projects with other engineers and team leads.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides engineering support to existing operations. Determine root cause of issues reported about our medical device products and document methods and findings.
• Execute tasks necessary for medical device design changes. Update design documentation, plan and document test procedure, execute design verification and impact assessment testing, document test results.
• Support and review quality control activities and documents, as related to supplier quality and manufacturing quality and processes.
• Applies engineering and scientific principles, ingenuity, and creative analytical techniques to accomplish tasks and investigate issues.
• Work on design, characterization, verification, and documentation activities as part of an engineering team developing new products.
• Exercises appropriate level of technical judgment in planning, organizing, and performing and coordinating engineering assignments.
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaborations with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Follows internal processes of a highly regulated industry.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Bachelors Degree

• Biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science engineering, or related engineering field.

Experience/Background

• 3 years experience in a similar position
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels within the organization
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail
• Broad technical knowledge

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 onboarding 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: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $57,300.00 – $114,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.