Sr. Engineer, Manufacturing

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

This position works out of our Irvine CA location for our Electrophysiology medical device business.  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.

The Sr. Engineer, Manufacturing will serve as the primary engineering personnel supporting manufacturing operations. The individual performing this role will have to create a strong teamwork with the line Supervisors, Quality Engineers, and Operators to address all the opportunities found in the assigned manufacturing line. They will be accountable on quality, output, yield, and efficiency of the assigned manufacturing line to achieve targeted output and cost improvements. They will serve as the engineering representative in the manufacturing line, executing initiatives and working directly with the DL workforce. As a Senior Engineer, this person is one of the most experienced and expected to be subject matter expert in the site products and process with minimal oversight to improvements.

• Responsible for assigned line manufacturing output, yield, quality, safety, and overall cost performance of the manufacturing line while working in accordance with site and divisional quality requirements.
• Expected to become subject matter expert for their given product line in support of interaction with various cross functional groups including R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Design Assurance, etc.
• Strong knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma concepts. May lead either Green Belt or Black Belt Projects. Applies these principles to perform effective root cause analysis and implement effective process improvements in a timely manner to achieve cost and output targets. Leads root cause analysis efforts for medium-to-high complexity manufacturing events with minimal oversight, utilizing DMAIC model and A3 investigation boards.
• Works with line support value stream (Mfg Supervisor, Quality Engineer) to perform on line issue triage and resolution, and determine and execute according to line priorities.
• Responsible for fixture/equipment design, improvement, implementation, and equipment lifecycle management.
• Responsible for identification of product defects and implementation of operational and process improvements to reduce the defects.
• Responsible for mitigating or eliminating risks to staff safety and ergonomic injury with respect to the manufacturing process.
• Responsible for planning and implementing cost improvement projects in a timely manner.
• Has strong knowledge of product and process engineering concepts, including process inputs and outputs, change management, and risk mitigation. Has good understanding of applied statistics.
• Responsible for providing the line with related Engineering fixes, such as tooling and manufacturing aids, through execution and through support to maintenance staff (from idea definition to implementation).
• Supports direct and indirect training and certification of line operators to updated processes.
• Work with outside consultants and vendors, and internal/external machine shops.
• Runs studies and validations on the line, including build and test planning.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to peers to facilitate the progress of projects, groups, or individuals.
• Can present information and collaborate with peers across local and divisional functions at many levels of the organization.
• Is the technical liaison with other cross functional areas with other sites from Abbott site.
• May have delegation authority for area manager.

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/related degree or equivalent experience

5+ years of manufacturing engineering and/or process development experience.

Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization

Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Ability to multitask, prioritizing and meeting deadlines in timely manner.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

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