Senior Staff Engineer, Advanced Development
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Job Title
Senior Staff Engineer Advanced Development
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. Youll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical 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 bachelors 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
Make an impact! At Abbott were empowering people to manage their health with advanced health technologies. This opportunity directly supports Abbotts Neuromodulation business a fast-growing business offering the most innovative chronic pain and movement disorders platforms in the market. Abbotts Neuromodulation business has a large Product Development site in Plano (Dallas) Texas where this position is based. Abbott is creating groundbreaking high-quality products designed and built with the betterment of human life as the primary focus. Its our people who make this all happen. We are thinkers problem solvers and innovators working together to constantly challenge the status quo.
What Youll Work On
The Advanced Development Engineer is responsible for formulating evaluating and advancing research and development concepts programs and technical approaches that enable profitable growth and strategic technology differentiation.
- Serves as a senior individual contributor that provides deep technical leadership and handson expertise to design and develop earlystage product.
- Collaborates closely with internal and external partners including manufacturing suppliers intellectual property management regulatory and customers to ensure development activities are aligned with business objectives and customer needs.
- Provides expert support in developing diagnosing and resolving complex design opportunities.
- Contributes to divisional and business unit strategy by shaping technology roadmaps assessing technical feasibility evaluating risks and opportunities across platforms and enabling technology initiatives.
- Participates as a subject matter expert in crossfunctional technical reviews and business planning reviews.
- Tracks and forecasts technology projects ensuring transparency alignment and informed decisionmaking across the organization.
- Mentor peers through technical guidance knowledge sharing and collaborative problemsolving without direct people management responsibility.
- Provides strong collaboration influence and communication across all levels of the organization and is essential to successfully advance innovation and technical excellence.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in engineering / related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Masters Degree is preferred
Minimum 12 years of related work experience with a solid understanding of specified functional area
Preferred Qualifications
B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related technical field
15 years of industry experience in R&D with deep focus on mechanical design of complex multidiscipline systems
5 years as a Mechanical Technical Lead or Architect guiding design direction and tradeoff decisions
Proven experience developing Class III medical devices preferably implantable systems (e.g. neurostimulators pacemakers defibrillators)
Demonstrated experience with endtoend medical innovation frameworks from need identification through concept development
Strong background in needs assessment concept generation mechanical architecture and early risk reduction (DFMEA prototyping simulations)
Excellent written verbal and crossfunctional communication skills with the ability to influence technical and nontechnical stakeholders
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The base pay for this position is
$113300.00 $226700.00In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Product Development
DIVISION:
NM Neuromodulation
LOCATION:
United States > Texas > Plano : 6901 Preston Road
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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WHO WE ARE CREATING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY From removing the regular pain of fingersticks as people manage their diabetes to connecting patients to doctors with real-time information monitoring their hearts, from easing chronic pain and movement disorders to testing half the world’s ... View more