Staff Electrical Engineer
AbbottAbout the role
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Job Title
Staff 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.
Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
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
This position works out of our Pleasanton, CA or Burlington, MA location in the Heart Failure Division. Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) team is focused on helping people with heart failure manage their health and ultimately change and save lives. The engineer will be primarily working on the CardioMEMS HF system, which remotely monitors changes in pulmonary artery (PA) pressure, an early indicator of the onset of worsening heart failure, to aid physicians in preventing worsening heart failure, lower heart failure mortality rates, and improve quality of life for our heart failure patients. The role is within the R&D organization charged with developing and releasing the next generations of CardioMEMS components while also supporting the current generation of products.
What You’ll Work On
Perform the layout, construction, and evaluation of a variety of prototype Printed Circuit Boards, other custom electronic components, fixtures, and tools.
Apply advanced engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical problems.
Initiate the planning, organizing, performing, coordinating and/or directing of engineering work, both with internal teams and external suppliers.
Identify and routinely use the most effective, cost efficient and best practices to execute processes; continually evaluates their effectiveness and appropriateness.
Lay out and construct a variety of prototype tools, designs and tests required for development purposes.
Conduct evaluations, tests and analyses related to feasibility and function.
Perform troubleshooting and fault isolation activities on a variety of breadboards and other test benches.
Conduct measurements specified in design verification plans, documents and tabulates results, and provides engineering test reports.
Document custom tools with specifications, schematics and mechanical layouts to support document control and tool release.
Draft and iterate specifications for external suppliers (electronics components, ASICs, test development) to meet the design goals of CardioMEMS devices.
Independently plan, coordinate, and execute design and documentation activities in support of project goals.
Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/electronic engineering or related engineering field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Minimum 10 years relevant work experience in performing the layout, construction, and evaluation of a variety of prototype Printed Circuit Boards, fixtures
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