Sr. R&D Engineer
Abbott Laboratories
Summary
This position works out of our Menlo Park, CA location in the SH division. Structural Heart Business Mission: Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.
Job description
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Menlo Park, CA location in the SH division. Structural Heart Business Mission: Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.
As the Senior R&D Engineer, you will be responsible for providing mechanical engineering support in the creation and the development of new medical device products (invasive and non-invasive).
What You'll Work On
- Develop new concepts from initial design to market release.
- Develop processes to transform concepts into commercial devices.
- Maintain detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development.
- Conduct feasibility studies to verify capability and functionality.
- Write and submit intellectual property (patents).
- Investigate and evaluate existing technologies.
- Review or coordinate vendor activities to support development.
- Establish and cultivate an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments.
- May lead a project team.
- Participate in determining goals and objectives for projects.
- Influence middle management on technical or business solutions.
- Initiate or maintain work schedule.
- Establish priorities of work assignments.
- Exercise judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in related field and/or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Masters Degree preferred.
- Minimum 6 years related work experience with a strong understanding of medical device.
- Wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures.
- Experience with CAD.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Team player.
- Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
- Work on problems of diverse scopes where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
- Exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in related field and/or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Masters Degree preferred
- Minimum 6 years related work experience with a strong understanding of medical device
- Wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures
- Experience with CAD
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Team player
- Will perform this job in a quality system environment
- Work on problems of diverse scopes where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
- Exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
Benefits
- Free Medical Coverage
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Student Debt Program
- FreeU Education Benefit
- Career Development
Company overview
Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare technology leader founded in 1888 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. As an international medtech and pharmaceutical company, Abbott operates in approximately 160 countries worldwide with a workforce of over 115,000 employees. The company is organized into four major business segments: Medical Devices (48% of revenue), Diagnostics (20%), Nutritional Products (19%), and Established Pharmaceutical Products (12%). Abbott's medical devices portfolio includes revolutionary technologies such as the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system for diabetes management, cardiovascular devices like the MitraClip and TriClip for heart valve repair, and neuromodulation systems for chronic pain management. The company's diagnostics division pioneered breakthrough tests including the first licensed HIV blood test in 1985. With a rich history spanning over 135 years, Abbott has consistently been recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies since 1984 and continues to drive innovation in healthcare technology to help people live healthier, fuller lives.