Abbott

Senior Electrical Engineer, Medical Devices

Abbott • $90K — $180K *
Burlington, MA 01803In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering, or similar
  • 5+ years' experience in engineering design, testing, and manufacturing
  • Proven ability to drive project deliverables as both a team member and individual contributor
  • Strong communication skills to explain complex topics clearly
  • Demonstrated initiative and critical thinking in design challenges
  • Experience in data analysis and statistical methods
  • Proficient in collaborating with diverse stakeholders across teams

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of next-generation CardioMEMS products
  • Conduct bench and preclinical studies for product feasibility and regulatory submissions
  • Improve existing CardioMEMS electronic designs
  • Draft test protocols and maintain detailed reports
  • Independently manage projects to meet established goals
  • Facilitate and support design reviews
  • Prepare risk management documentation

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits to support family security
  • Opportunities for career growth and development
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Support for work-life balance
  • Diverse workplace culture
Full Job Description
Job Title

Senior Electrical Engineer, Medical Devices

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Pleasanton, CA, Atlanta, GA or Burlington, MA location in the Heart Failure Division. In Abbott's Heart Failure (HF) business, we're developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. The Senior Electrical engineer will be primarily working on the CardioMEMS HF system, which remotely monitors changes in pulmanry artery (PA) pressure, an early indicator of the onset of worsening heart failure, to aid physicians in preventing worsening heart failure, lower heart failure mortality rates, and improve quality of life for our heart failure patients. The role is within the R&D organization charged with developing and releasing the next generations of CardioMEMS components while also supporting the current generation of products.

What You'll Work On
  • Contribute to a team committed to delivering the next generation of CardioMEMS products to help our patients (and their clinicians) manage their heart failure
  • Conduct bench and preclinical studies supporting product development teams for concept feasibility and formal regulatory submission
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of CardioMEMS electronic designs
  • Draft test protocols and reports
  • Independently plan, coordinate, and execute activity in support of project goals
  • Support design reviews
  • Support development of risk management documentation
  • Gain an understanding of the quality and regulatory requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO regulations
  • Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
  • Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors
  • Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering, or similar
  • 5+ years' experience designing, testing, manufacturing or other engineering support
  • Experience owning and driving deliverables within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
  • Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization. Distlling complex topics into easily digestible content headlining key points
  • Demonstrated initiative in going beyond assigned tasks on own agency
  • History of applying critical thinking to address design challenges
  • Proficient in collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members
  • Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail
  • Ability to plan, execute, analyze, and document individual scientific studies
  • Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data using statistical methods
  • Demonstrated history of two or more of the following: Releasing to production an electro-mechanical design with design-responsibility of the MCAD, Design of radio frequency antenna elements (modelling and characterization of antennas - preferably low frequency), Use of automation for characterization and/or data analysis to spead design cycles, The translation of electrical requirements into circuit designs and specifications


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Medical device experience
  • Experience working with an electronic document control system (Windchill, etc.)
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization


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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

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
$90,000.00 - $180,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Product Development

DIVISION:
HF Heart Failure

LOCATION:
United States > Pleasanton : 5000 Franklin Dr

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Atlanta : 387 Technology Circle NW Suite 500, United States > Massachusetts > Burlington : 168 Middlesex Turnpike

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

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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Learn more about Abbott
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
* Ladders Estimates

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