Senior Electrical Engineer, Combination Product Development

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Sr. Electrical Engineer, Combination Product Development, R&D

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Electrical Engineer to support the development of innovative drug-device combination products within our Combination Product Development team in R&D. In this role, you will lead electrical system design efforts for clinical development of advanced drug delivery systems, including on-body injectors, subcutaneous ambulatory infusion pumps, and other electromechanical systems.

This role will contribute to the development of new device and platform technologies, maintaining technical rigor and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.  This role will work closely with engineering colleagues in R&D and cross-functional colleagues in a global organization as well as maintaining strong working relationships with external development partners throughout the product development process.

Responsibilities

Design and Development Leadership:

• Work closely with external development partners through design and development efforts associated with electronic components of drug delivery systems
• Execute feasibility and initial development activities including needs definition, requirements, assessment of design fundamentals, and technology landscaping
• Conduct system architecture evaluation, including assessment of system design, testing, and analysis of electrical components
• Perform electronics design assessments including circuit design, PCB assessment, circuit analysis, evaluation of design margins, and testing requirements definition

Technical Analysis and Validation:

• Support system integration activities, reliability assessments, verification testing, and design validation to ensure products are technically robust and meet reliably goals
• Provide engineering analysis and design history file documentation to support development activities, including Design Inputs, Design Outputs, Protocols, Task Analysis, and risk assessments
• Support the lab and design verification teams with test plans, test setups, methods, investigations, and engineering confidence tests

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Engage and collaborate with clinical, project development, regulatory, quality, and operations teams, as well as external engineering partners to ensure alignment throughout device development
• Work across engineering disciplines (mechanical, software, systems engineering) to drive consensus and support execution on technical solutions
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure development deliverables and timelines meet regulatory standards and quality expectations

Professional Development and Process Improvement:

• Establish and maintain working knowledge of technology trends and assess their relevance to combination product development
• Partner with external vendors to understand and evaluate future technology roadmaps
• Participate in and drive department continuous improvement initiatives focused on maximizing process efficiencies and enhanced collaboration
• Use appropriate project management techniques and stage/gate processes to ensure successful completion of assigned projects

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline, with typically 10+ years of relevant industry experience; MS in Electrical Engineering with typically 8+ years of relevant experience;
• Demonstrated experience in medical devices or combination product development
• Prior experience with subcutaneous injection devices, electromechanical devices, or digital/connected health technologies is highly desirable