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Electrical Engineer I

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Burlington, MA or Pleasanton, CA 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 Heart Failure team is focused on helping people with heart failure manage their health and ultimately change and save lives.  The 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.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • 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 and 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,

  • 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 across the team

  • Circuit design aptitude – the ability to translate requirements into circuit designs/specifications

  • Demonstrated initiative in going beyond assigned tasks on own agency

  • History of applying critical thinking to address design challenges

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications:

  • GPA: 3.0 or higher preferred

  • 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. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $75,700.00 – $124,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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