Senior Equipment 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Job Title

Sr. Equipment Engineer

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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 [Register to View] student debt program and [Register to View] 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

This position works out of our Temecula, CA location in the Abbott Vascular Division.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

The Sr. Equipment Engineer analyzes requests from production or R&D groups and evaluate, inspect, maintain, design, analyze and improve various types of equipment, including electrical, mechanical, and software. Duties can include testing and overseeing the production of equipment, executing equipment projects, as well as supporting repairs on existing equipment

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

• Initiates and completes technical activities leading to new or improved products or process, for current programs next generation programs and to meet strategic goals and objectives of the company. Prepares reports, publishes, and makes presentations to communicate findings.
• Understands engineering principles theories, concepts, practices and tech
• niques. Develops knowledge in a field to become a recognized leader or authority in an area of specialization and applies this knowledge in leadership roles in the company.
• Manage equipment projects including new production lines, manufacturing transfers, acquisitions, upgrades, obsolescence and similar using standard project management practices and methodologies.
• Incorporates business policies and procedures into task completion. Understands the business needs of the company and has a thorough knowledge of the customer and clinical needs of our business. Understands the business cycle and foresight of emerging technologies trends.
• Cultivates internal and external network of resources to complete tasks. Serves has a resource in the selection orientation and training of new engineers and employees.
• Interacts cross functionally and with internal and external customers. Serves as a consultant for engineering or scientific interpretations and advice on significant matters. Acts as a spokesperson to customers on business unit current and future capabilities.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE:

Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments. Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance and work direction, and offering counsel. Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects. Influences middle management on technical or business solutions. Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval. Initiates or maintains work schedule. Establishes priorities of work assignments. Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree plus 6+ years of related work experience with a strong understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Project Management experience.

Engineering background.

Understanding of equipment process management.

Basic Qualifications:

Wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures. Strong understanding of business unit function and cross group dependencies/relationships. Understands project management principles and execution. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

Preferred Skills:

Medical Device Experience

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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.

The salary for this role is between $71,300 – $142,700