Job Description

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:

Engineer I, Electrical

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 Little Canada/St. Paul, MN in the electrophysiology division.

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Engineer I, Electrical, at our Little Canada/St. Paul, MN location, will be a member of the Hardware Research and Development organization, involved in designing electromechanical medical devices in Abbott’s Electrophysiology medical device division. In this fast growing, highly visible group, you will develops and execute tests to assess EP products, manage and maintain the ECAD library, and support design development through creating parts and components.

You will use your detail-oriented engineering skills to apply engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solutions for technical problems. Other work may include prototyping, electrical characterization and verification, PCB development, coding for test equipment, schematic symbol/footprint creation, and lab maintenance for our commercialized products.

What You’ll Work On

• Design schematics and layout for prototyping
• Create test plans, collecting test data, analyze results, write engineering reports
• Develop test code for test fixtures
• Support lab infrastructure and PCB database library – ECAD maintenance and management
• Create and review schematic symbols and component footprints
• Maintain detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development.
• Resolve and/or facilitate the resolution of complex technical problems including identifying root causes to prevent re- occurrence.
• Validate equipment and processes as required.
• Ensures compliance with procedural and documentation requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO design controls.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Biomedical engineering, or other related Engineering field
• 0-2 years’ experience in electrical design, systems, or related work experience with a strong understanding of specified functional area)
• Solid fundamental understanding of analog and digital circuits
• Hands on experience in lab testing and debug of electrical circuits using standard bench equipment
• Knowledge of schematic and layout PCB tools
• Soldering and de soldering techniques and ability to assemble prototype boards
• Strong verbal and written communication with good organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• Strong ability to work effectively within a cross-functional product development team.
• Ability to work within a quality management system utilizing design controls.
• Ability to solve a variety of complex problems of diverse scope.

     

The base pay for this position is

$50,000.00 – $100,000.00

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

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

     

DIVISION:

EP Electrophysiology

        

LOCATION:

United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Tech Center : One St Jude Medical Drive

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf