Manufacturing Engineer I

$48,000 - $96,000/Yr

Abbott Laboratories - Scarborough, ME

Full-time - Entry Level

Scarborough, ME

10,001+ employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Manufacturing Engineer I at Abbott is responsible for supporting product development from concept through sustained manufacturing of FDA regulated products. This role involves process development, equipment acquisition, and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. The engineer will work on troubleshooting manufacturing failures, conducting experiments for continuous improvement, and creating necessary documentation to maintain efficient and safe procedures.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for process development, equipment specification, acquisition and implementation.
• Works to identify root cause of manufacturing failures using structured problem solving.
• Evaluates machine logic, electromechanical systems and process controls to troubleshoot equipment.
• Completes design of experiments, validation, completion of testing and analysis of data for continuous improvement activities.
• Suggests and supports new methods or materials for continual improvement of quality and efficiency.
• Analyzes current equipment for process suitability and provides detailed plans for improvement.
• Creates and revises manufacturing documents, specifications, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety instructions, validation protocols, risk assessments, and procedures and other technical documents to ensure compliant, efficient and safe procedures.
• Works with other engineers and technicians in developing solutions and improvements in materials, equipment and process as necessary.
• Participates in teams as necessary to ensure continual improvement, safety and compliance.
• Provides training and process expertise for product processing in specific areas such as process development, tooling development and validation.
• Manages engineering project teams and coordinates activities.
• Mentors junior engineers and maintenance technicians.
• Initiates and works to resolve Quality Incidents and CAPA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum three years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with a variety of material testing and measuring methods.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as ANSI/AQL, probability and statistics.
• Knowledge of Database software; CAD software; Development software; Internet software; Inventory software; Manufacturing software; Project Management software; Microsoft Excel software and Microsoft Word software.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a GMP, FDA, ISO and USDA regulated environment.
• Familiarity with cGMP and ISO 13485 regulations and practices.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis software (Minitab).

Benefits

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities