Electrical 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:

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 Plano, TX location in the Neuromodulation Division.

Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Neuromodulation electronic designs

• Draft test protocols and reports

• Independently plan, coordinate, and execute activity in support of project goals

• Support design reviews and development of risk management documentation

• Gain an understanding of the quality and regulatory requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO regulations

• 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

• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering

• Experience owning and driving deliverables within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate across the team

• Circuit design aptitude – the ability to translate requirements into circuit designs/specifications

• Demonstrated initiative in going beyond assigned tasks on own agency

• History of applying critical thinking to address design challenges

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

• Ability to plan, execute, analyze, and document individual scientific studies

• Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data using statistical methods

Preferred Qualifications:

• GPA: 3.0 or higher preferred

• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization

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