Abbott

Principal OT Systems Engineer - Columbus, OH

Abbott • $99K — $198K *
Columbus, OH 43230In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in IT, engineering, or operational roles, especially in manufacturing IT systems.
  • Experience leading diverse teams and building relationships with collaborators.
  • Strong interpersonal skills essential for negotiation and conflict resolution.
  • Technical background in healthcare, nutritional products, consumer goods, or pharmaceuticals is preferred.
  • Competency in financial systems and fiscal control.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain manufacturing operation data systems, including both hardware and software.
  • Create regional standards for implementation and governance of data systems, focusing on data historians and reporting.
  • Manage software change and monitor asset servers for operational efficiency.
  • Deploy data systems as part of cross-functional capital projects to streamline operations.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance by coordinating with internal quality and process teams.
  • Interface with SMEs and IT to integrate manufacturing data systems with existing systems like MES.
  • Lead the validation of manufacturing software systems to comply with regulatory standards.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits designed to support family living.
  • Opportunities for career growth and skill development within the organization.
  • Engagement in diverse projects with a global footprint.
  • A supportive work environment that encourages open communication and collaboration.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Principal Systems Engineer - Operational Technology

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Columbus, OH in the Nutrition Division.The Principal Systems Engineer - Operational Technology will develop, deploy, and support manufacturing operations data systems across regional supply chain. Provide technical consulting support to Manufacturing Operations and project engineers, as required.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Develop, Deploy, and maintain manufacturing operation data systems including hardware and software.
  • Develop regional standard and guideline for implementation and system governance. Data historian, visualization, and reporting systems (OSI PI Data Historian, AF, Analytics, Vision, SEEQ and ZPI)
  • Software change management and asset monitoring servers (AssetCentre, MDT)• Manufacturing Line Control and HMI systems (Ignition)
  • Inspection System software database (IQS, SeamMate, SQL DB)Develop strategy for manufacturing real-time data visualization and reporting needs.
  • Deploy manufacturing operations data systems as part of cross-functional capital project delivery team
  • Coordinate with internal quality and process authority organizations to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Interface with process and equipment SMEs to ensure effectiveness of auditing and reporting strategies.
  • Interface with IT and operations organizations to successfully integrate manufacturing operations data systems and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and process data reporting systems.
  • Managing the design of auditing and reporting solutions for Critical Process Parameters
  • Coordination between integrator and site resources to ensure successful delivery and support hand-off of these systems.
  • Lead the process for manufacturing software system validation to be compliant with 21CFR part 11.
  • Coordinate with IT support team to maintain secured IT infrastructure for manufacturing operation and actively participate in Cyber Security compliance initiatives.
  • Anticipate future needs of the business. Benchmark internally and externally.
  • Recognize indicators of future opportunities; initiate plans to acquire new skills required by changes in technology
  • Integrate financial data with technical data to analyze complex interdisciplinary problems and identifies their impact; establish probabilities; draws conclusions reflecting broad business needs; understand organizational and financial impact of recommendationsMentor others by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance.
  • Interface frequently with inter-organizational and outside customer contacts
  • Represent the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
  • Prepare written communication. Convey information effectively through formal and informal documents with team members, designers, technicians, and other technical personnel, both internal and external to Abbott, using appropriate communication protocols.•
  • Establish networks, follow through on project goals; contribute willingly and incorporate the ideas of others; share resources, knowledge, and accountability to benefit the objectives of the business, e.g. participate in team meetings; serve as a functional expert in cross-project design review
  • Build relationships, initiate and cultivate open, honest relationships with colleagues, customers, contractors, and vendors by establishing rapport, developing an understanding of others' needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments, e.g. offers assistance; interact effectively with stakeholders at appropriate levels of the organization
  • Resolve underlying problems, identify full range of customer/ client needs and propose solutions to address them; make alterations in products or services to better meet (recognized or unrecognized) customer need, e.g. partners with an outside vendor to provide a better deliverable.Report through centralized engineering organization.
  • Work with limited direction. Independently determine and develop approach to solutions.
  • Leads standardization and best practices, replicated globally. Require frequent interactions with peers across sites and global regions
  • Identify and quantify technical risks and their consequences relative to the success of part of a project; recommends appropriate action, e.g. reports calculations and recommendations in terms concrete enough for management to make an informed decision.
  • Drives decisions or recommendations would typically achieve department and division objectives.
  • Drives functional performance that ensures the highest standards in quality, customer service, and regulatory compliance are met.


EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence
  • 8+ years of significant IT, engineering, and/or operational experience. Demonstrated expertise within the area of manufacturing IT systems.
  • Leads diverse groups within engineering and IT and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
  • Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences
  • Has a technical background in health care, nutritional products, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, or similar industries (preferred).
  • Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.


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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

The base pay for this position is
$99,300.00 - $198,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Engineering

DIVISION:
ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION:
United States > Columbus : 2900 Easton Square Place

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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Size
113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
NASDAQ
ABT
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