Sr. Principal Mechanical 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 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

The position of Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer is within our Rapid Diagnostics Infectious Disease business unit located on site in San Diego, California.  We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

This role is a recognized expert with broad expertise in mechanical design engineering, new product development and design transfer with responsibility for resolving significant technical issues as well as providing direction for new technology and product development activities with a broad impact to the company goals.

What You’ll Work On

Responsible for technical leadership of the Mechanical Design Engineering Group. Works on the design and development of significant new products. Key decision input in identifying of areas of technology for potential implementation into our products and processes. Leads the technical supervision and project management of complex engineering projects and activities. Develops networks involving cross-functional and cross departmental groups (Operations, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory) as well as communication to senior and executive management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical leader responsible for providing mentoring and technical guidance to engineering staff.

• Specify, design, verify and validate new mechanical designs, in accordance with applicable medical regulatory standards.

• Responsible for the development of technical project plans and schedules covering all engineering activities, meeting all design control and product development SOP requirements.

• Responsible for the creation of project schedules and setting and maintaining budgets.

• Lead the development of product specifications, FMEAs, DOEs, verification and validation protocols and plans.

• Communicates effectively and participates on cross functional development teams.

• Participates in technical design reviews of mechanical design, hardware, PCBA interface, mechanical assemblies, production processes, product design and requirements documents.

• Act as independent reviewer on programs in which not directly involved.

• Ensures that product designs, components and materials meet all applicable standards Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies. Responsible for utilizing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.

• Development and execution of new medical devices, processes, equipment, materials, verification and validation. Implement approved Design Control procedures for product development in accordance with FDA guidelines.

• Understands an