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Senior Mechanical Engineer (R&D) – Heart Failure    Burlington MA or Pleasanton, CA

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

As Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be part of our Heart Failure product development team focused on designing and developing innovative mechanical and electro-mechanical medical devices or subsystems/components in support of the company’s strategic plan.  In this role, you will apply your analytical and practical engineering principles in analyzing mechanical systems, overseeing the designing and running of tests, improving or fixing product features, and documenting findings.  This role will involve a range of responsibilities including but not limited to design concept development, requirement development, testing and data analysis, and test method development and validation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership on engineering projects and own critical design tasks

• Make critical technical judgements and decisions

• Demonstrate enthusiasm, positive outlook, and inquisitiveness participating on cross-functional teams to resolve technical problems

• Design sub-assemblies to meet broad design goals

• Establish requirements and specifications as part of the design control process

• Use empirical, numerical and experimental analysis to analyze designs

• Identify and mitigate sub-assembly risks

• Perform Tolerance Analyses of complex assemblies

• Define test methods and conduct testing of complex mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies

• Support our intellectual property portfolio through generation and support of novel ideas and concepts

• Work with internal departments and external vendors to obtain prototype parts and to understand their capabilities and limitations

• Support pre-clinical and clinical testing of devices

• Conduct Design Reviews at various development stages

• Gain a detailed understanding of the developing clinical environment (i.e. current treatment methods, evolving clinical needs etc.)

• Gain a detailed understanding of the quality and regulatory requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO regulations, manage project within these requirements

• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors

• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/related degree or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of engineering experience, primarily in Research & Development within the Medical Device industry

• Experience designing and testing medical devices

• Ability to act as a technical lead on projects from inception to commercialization

• Familiarity with dimensioning and tolerancing standard ASME Y14.5M – 1994 

• Knowledge of medical device product development (ISO, GMP, FDA, CE) and design controls.

• Experience with Solidworks and/or other CAD modeling software

• Ability to travel up to 10%, including internationally when COVID19 restrictions are lifted

Preferred Qualifications / Education

• Advanced degree in Engineering (Advanced degree may substitute for years of experience)

• Affinity to learn and grow as they collaborate and support cross-functional team members from a wide range of Abbott departments in multiple geographic locations, as well as with suppliers and customers

• Experience translating customer needs into requirements

• Exposure to a variety of manufacturing processes and designing for manufacturability

• Applied experience within at least one of the following areas preferred: FEA, CFD, simulation/analytics, motion control, data acquisition. 

• Knowledge of plastic injection molding and extrusions

• Knowledge of material science and it’s applicability to the design process

• Exposure to a range of engineering areas that include electrical, polymeric materials, biology

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in timely manner.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

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:  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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