Abbott Laboratories - Los Angeles, CA
posted about 1 month ago
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. This position works out of our Sylmar, CA location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. The Engineer II, Product Analysis performs failure analysis on explanted biomedical implant products and provides technical expertise to the Product Analysis Laboratory. This role involves analyzing failures, developing and implementing investigative protocols to identify root causes, performing circuit analysis, and conducting device and component level failure analysis. In this role, you will perform failure analysis on explanted long-term biomedical implant products. The work requires the application of theoretical principles, evaluation, ingenuity, and creative/analytical techniques to identify root cause failure mechanisms. You must be able to meet deadlines on multiple assignments and operate in a diverse cross-functional team environment. You will be proactive in finding quality improvements related to Failure Analysis and may serve as a lead, assigning work to less experienced personnel and mentoring them in solving complex problems. Collaboration with Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Product Surveillance is essential. You will also aid in defining test equipment as required to accomplish quality responsibilities and support all company initiatives as identified by management, in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements. Compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments is mandatory. Maintaining positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors is also a key aspect of this position.