Senior Engineering Technician

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 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.

What You’ll Work On

• Provides technical support relating to equipment utilized in the manufacturing areas by troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, or modifying production equipment utilizing technical expertise, technical manuals, schematic drawings, precision tools, and test equipment

• Works with benchtop test equipment which includes power supplies, electronic loads, Data Acquisition, digital multimeters, and other equipment.

• Activities include setting-up, calibrating and operating machines and equipment, following production schedules and quality standards, monitoring production processes, troubleshooting production problems and working with engineers.

• Maintains lab equipment, conducts preventative maintenance and calibrations of test equipment.

• Performs test fixture builds which includes building cables, wire harnesses, electronic assemblies, and soldering.

• Assists with Supplier Electronics Components / Complaints Investigations for PCBAs and other electronic assemblies.

• Assists engineers with Validations and Qualifications including IQ (Installation Qualification), OQ (Operational Qualification), and PQ (Performance Qualification).

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree or technical degree in Engineering/ Electronics

• Minimum 2 years of related work experience

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$27.05 – $54.05/hour

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

     

DIVISION:

HF Heart Failure

        

LOCATION:

United States > Pleasanton : 6035 Stoneridge Dr

     

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