Abbott · 10 hours ago
Manufacturing Engineer
Westford, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$61K/yr - $123K/yr
3+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Manufacturing Engineer role in the Vascular division focuses on diagnosing electrical issues, leading root cause analysis, and ensuring compliance with medical device standards while collaborating across various teams.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Diagnose and resolve electrical issues in existing products, including component obsolescence, field failures, and manufacturing challenges
Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
Evaluate failure trends, collect and organize data, provide recommendations to mitigate risks, and implement long-term solutions
Generate engineering documentation, including schematics, test plans, risk assessments, and verification reports
Ensure designs comply with medical device standards (e.g., IEC 60601, ISO 13485, ISO 14971)
Develop project plans, change requests, identify risks and mitigation strategies
Develop and execute test protocols for electrical subsystems and full devices to meet safety and performance requirements
Support EMC and safety validation activities
Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams throughout the product lifecycle
Provide technical support to production and supplier partners as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering
3–5+ years of experience in electrical design for medical devices or other regulated industries
Familiar with IPC-A-610 and IPC-J-STD-001
Hands-on experience with PCB design and layout tools (e.g., Altium, OrCAD, PADS)
Hands-on experience with Analog and digital circuit design
Hands-on experience with Electrical testing tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers)
Hands-on experience with Laser and optical system troubleshooting
Strong understanding of regulated product development and design controls
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical systems
Project management experience
Preferred
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
5 or more years of experience with Embedded systems and microcontroller-based designs
5 or more years of experience with EMC/EMI mitigation
5 or more years of experience with Firmware integration in a medical device environment
Knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 820, IEC 60601-1, and related standards
Experience supporting sustaining engineering activities
PMP certification
Benefits
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
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.
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
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