Electrical Engineering Specialist

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.

Electrical Engineer

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.

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 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

Provides Electrical Engineering support to new and existing products, processes, prototypes, fixtures, and tools. Applies engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical problems with some guidance from technical lead or manager.

Supports continuous quality improvement and may serve as technical lead for individual projects (component / subassembly).

What You'll Work On

Design sub-assemblies to meet broad design goals, establish requirements and specification.

Use empirical, numerical and experimental analysis to analyze designs.

Performs lay outs and constructs a variety of prototype tools and fixtures required for development purposes.

Designs hardware to support features that are contained in the product definition to include design specifications, circuit designs, technology selection recommendations, etc.

Evaluates and selects appropriate components and technologies for parts and lower-level subassemblies.

Utilizes and develops knowledge and experience to define experimental, empirical and numerical analyses to evaluate designs.

Selects test methods and simulation models to mitigate design risks and ensure new design reliability for components.

Remains abreast of technical advancements and continually develops skills.

Documents custom product, tools, fixtures, prototypes with specifications, schematics and layouts to support document control and tool release.

Involved in test method and model development.

Constructs a variety of prototypes, tools, and fixtures used for research and / or development purposes.

Helps establish processes based on product specifications and evaluates process and design alternatives based on "design for manufacturability.

Applies theoretical principles, evaluation, ingenuity and creative / analytical techniques within engineering and scientific principles.

Troubleshoots, investigates and resolves problems involving techniques, materials, equipment, part and sub-assembly design; documents justification or rationale as needed.

Provides input into dFMEA, pFMEA and risk analyses.  Identifies and mitigates sub-assembly risks.

Consistently meets timelines for engineering tasks.

Strong organization, follow-up and attention to detail.

Supports improvement of products, processes, and / or design tools to be employed for investigation and design development.

Leads and participates in technical design reviews.

Writes, reviews and assesses impact of engineering changes.

Applies engineering and scientific principles to evaluate and solve technical problems; documents justification or rationale as needed.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

5 Years of Relevant Experience

Engineering experience in product / process development and technical design

Technical knowledge and expertise of subsystems, design protocols, and problem-solving tools

Computer skills including spreadsheet, word processing, database management and specialized applications

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

Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines. Strong organizations and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment. Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment. Ability to leverage and / or engage others to accomplish projects

Preferred Qualifications

Six-sigma knowledge and experience desired

Experience working in a broader enterprise / cross-division business unit model preferred

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The base pay for this position is $60,000.00 - $120,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.