JOB DESCRIPTION:
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
This position works out of our Menlo Park, CA location in the Structural Heart division. Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.
What You’ll Work On
Specialist professional individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in the area of Structural Heart
Market Sustaining Team- Manufacturing Engineers that support our market products. How can we improve products, occasionally dealing with field complaints.
Independently, or lead a project team to, identify fluid loss within a process. Identify solution to reduce the fluid loss
Understand the business needs of the company and have a thorough understanding of customer needs as they relate to projects
Lead kaizens to identify root cause within manufacturing process. Work with team to develop corrective and preventative actions.
Design and lead complex experiments, often with multiple variables, independently execute and/or direct others in the execution
of project tasks by applying novel engineering theories, concepts and techniques.
Conceptualize complete solutions, create or coordinate the design solutions for novel or complex problems; explore multiple
alternatives.
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) or independent technical expert (ITE) on a project’s technical matters; may interface with
senior management, external firms or agencies, may coordinate technical matters between organizations.
Responsible for completing documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with business standards.
Participate on cross-functional teams to support organizational goals.
Understand and comply with applicable EHS policies, procedures, rules and regulations.
Responsible for implementing and maintaining effectiveness of Quality System.
Other tasks and duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in Engineering/Similar
- • Typically requires 5 years of relevant work experience preferred as Manufacturing Engineer.
• Ability or aptitude to work on problems that are complex in scope.
• Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills; critical-thinking skills.
• Ability or aptitude to use various types of databases and other computer software.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to quickly gain knowledge, understanding or skills and willingness to learn.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma concepts is an asset.
Apply Now
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. 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.
The base pay for this position is
$90,000.00 – $180,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Engineering
DIVISION:SH Structural Heart
LOCATION:United States > Menlo Park : 3885 Bohannon Drive
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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