Senior R&D 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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior R&D Engineer

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

We are recruiting for a Senior R&D Engineer-Ventures Trans-Catheter Mitral Valve to join our team in Santa Clara, CA.  This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage development team that provides solutions to patients suffering from mitral valve disease. The position is on a fast-paced, early product development team within Abbott’s Ventures Organization. The individual who fills this role will play a pivotal part in the design, development and testing of this novel trans-septal prosthetic tissue mitral valve delivery system from early clinical feasibility through commercialization.  Candidate will be responsible for providing engineering expertise in the creation and the development of the Catheter Delivery System for this class 3 medical device product in the fast-growing market of mitral valve replacement.

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

• Researches, develops, designs, and evaluates mechanical, components, assemblies, processes and/or equipment to advance development of this catheter-based delivery system for trans-septal percutaneous mitral valve replacement

• Conducts feasibility studies to verify capability and functionality

• Develops and iterates on new catheter delivery system concepts from initial design to market release

• Write and submit intellectual property (patents)

• Maintains detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development

• Investigates and evaluates existing technologies

• Reviews or coordinates vendor activities to support development

• Establishes and cultivates a network of support to facilitate completion of assignments

• Interacts with vendors to leverage outside Abbott expertise

• Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/ minimal supervision to deliver appreciated results based on informed expertise

• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors

• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting designs, methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, preferably mechanical or biomedical engineering.

• 5+ years of related work experience in a R&D function

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred. 

• CAD experience required (SolidWorks preferred).

• Hands-on experience with trans-catheter heart valve delivery systems

• Ability to work well independently and as a member of a team is essential

• Effective communication, listening, and diagnostic skills, verbal and written, are necessary. The demonstration of effective collaboration and influencing skills will be key so that the candidate can achieve results within the cross functional team and with stakeholders around the company

• Familiar with common materials, processes, and practices to produce