Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

This position works out of our Woodridge – St Paul, MN, location in the Structural Heart business.

Provides support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, to optimize existing processes, and to ensure that production goals are met. Monitors performance of equipment, machines and tools and corrects equipment problems or process parameters that produce non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues. Interfaces with Quality and Research and Development organizations to integrate new products or processes into the existing manufacturing area.

• Initiates and completes technical activities leading to new or improved processes, for current programs, next generation programs and to meet strategic goals and objectives of the company.
• Prepares reports, publishes, and makes presentations to communicate findings.
• Analyzes and solves problems from basic engineering principles, theories and concepts through to a wide range of complex and advanced problems which require novel and new innovative approaches or a major breakthrough in technology.
• Understands engineering principles theories, concepts, practices and techniques.
• Develops knowledge in a field to become a recognized leader or authority in an area of specialization and applies this knowledge in leadership roles in the company.
• Incorporates business policies and procedures into task completion.
• Understands the business needs of the company, and has knowledge of the customer needs of our business.
• Understands the business cycle and foresight of emerging technologies trends.
• Cultivates internal and external network of resources to complete tasks.
• Serves as a resource in the selection orientation and training of new engineers and employees.
• May lead a project team, determining goals and objectives for the projects.
• Mentors employees by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance.
• Interacts cross functionally and with internal and external customers.
• Serves as a consultant for engineering or scientific interpretations and advice on significant matters.
• Identifies opportunities to improve Gross Margin or reduce waste and owns it through implementation.

Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm

• Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) Related field
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 6 years Related work experience with a strong understanding of specified functional area.
• Wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures.
• Strong understanding of business unit function and cross group dependencies/relationships.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Has a sound knowledge of various technical alternatives and their impact.

• Masters Degree (± 18 years)