Senior Electrical Engineer, Product Development at Abbott Laboratories

Job Title

Senior Electrical Engineer, Product Development

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.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• 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 location in the Heart Failure Division.

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies.  As a global leader in Mechanical Circulatory and Cardiac Pressure Measurement Systems, our breakthrough medical device technologies help restore people's health so they can get back to living their best lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart failure (HF).

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, Product Development, you are an experienced, high caliber Electrical Engineer playing a key role in Abbott’s Heart Failure/Mechanical Circulatory Support (HF/MCS) R&D organization.  In this position, you will be a member of the Electrical Engineering R&D team and be primarily responsible for leading new product development activities including requirements definition, feasibility testing, electrical design/updates/documentation, verification testing, component evaluation/qualifications, and support of cross functional project teams.  The MCS division of Abbott is known for its HeartMate suite of Ventricular-Assist systems that continue to improve the lives of tens of thousands of patients suffering from heart failure.

The selected candidate will apply electrical engineering knowledge to lead product development activities, manage battery testing, lead design reviews, develop/execute electrical test protocols, write test reports, develop test fixtures/automation, and support other general design and development activities.

What You’ll Work On

• Leads electrical engineering activities.
• Develops V&V test protocols, test execution, and writes test reports.
• Develops test methods, test fixtures, automation SW as needed.
• Supports execution and management of logistics for external testing as needed.
• Participates/contributes to technical design reviews on electrical designs.
• Ensures that program objectives are determined and met, and resources are effectively coordinated.
• Optimizes electrical circuits and battery management systems through characterization, modeling, data analysis and statistics.
• Conducts root cause analysis for high priority design issues.
• Contributes to external technical committees (IEC, ISO, EN, etc.) as a representative of Abbott.
• Position will require infrequent US travel to other Abbott sites, and some local travel to external test sites.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related field plus 5+ years of experience.
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related field plus 3+ years of experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience in electrical design and qualification.
• Experience with Medical Device development or other regulated industry (e.g., defense, automotive, etc.)
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of sound design principles and practices.
• Good proficiency with general lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, programmable loads).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and takes initiatives to ensure successful outcomes.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related field
• Experience with battery technologies and solutions
• Understanding of good documentation practices
• Good Project Management skills
• Good hands-on analog & digital circuit design experience for embedded systems

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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

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