Manufacturing Engineer

About the position

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. We currently have an opportunity available for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Vascular division in Westford, MA. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality.
• Manage projects which include new production equipment, process improvements and cost reductions while supporting new product introductions.
• Provide guidance to other engineers and technicians.
• Provide technical mentorship to engineers and technicians.
• Conduct Process FMEAs and Process Validations.
• Improve product quality, labor efficiency, and throughput through the use of Lean manufacturing concepts.
• Coordinate the design, procurement, build and debug of tooling, machinery and test equipment.
• Work with Product Development to ensure Design for Manufacturability.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 2-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience required.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels across different shifts in the organization.
• Ability to work independently without supervision, multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines in a timely manner.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the cardiovascular medical device industry.
• Previous medical device experience preferred.
• Experience with electronics and electrical components preferred.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company.
• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit.
• Recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries.
• Named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• Best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.