Senior Product Development Engineer – Computational Modeling

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.

     

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 Pleasanton, CA or Bulington, MA location in the Heart Failure Division. 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.

As the Senior Product Development Engineer- Computation Modeling, you will provide guidance for the design, evaluation, and development of heart failure products.  Collaborates with multidisciplinary product development teams to establish product development goals while ensuring market compatibility.  Leads and leverages the use of computational modeling including Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Simulations to evaluate and optimize design solutions. 

What You’ll Work On

•Contribute to the design and development of heart failure products or components through the application of scientific and engineering principles.

•Oversees and performs analyses to develop design specifications and performance requirements.

•Lead the utilization of computational modeling techniques to evaluate and determine optimal design solutions.  Lead implementation of best practices within the R&D teams.

•Contributes to and/or author reports to support product testing and analysis that meet internal quality requirements as well as meet requirements to satisfy regulatory approvals.

•Collaborates across multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams to develop solutions to complex engineering challenges.

•Provides technical assistance for diagnosing design and manufacturing quality problems.

•Contributes to establishing best practices in use of engineering tools, data analysis, and knowledge sharing.  Acts as a technical mentor to other engineers.

•Guides development and documentation of test plan protocols, standard operating procedures, specifications and test procedures.

•Participates in review boards for intellectual property, CAPA, complaints, business unit planning, and others as necessary.

•Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.  Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in a Technical Field, preferably mechanical, chemical, biomedical, industrial, or quality engineering; materials science, biochemistry, chemistry, physics or management

• 8+ years in Engineering role

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated successful experience in the application of engineering principles to research and/or product development activities.

• Strong experience in the use of computational modeling techniques such as FEA, CFD, or Multiphysics modeling.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and apply models using first principles engineering and scientific methodologi