Engineer I, Product Analysis

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 your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the 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. 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. This role will perform failure analysis on explanted biomedical implant product. Provide technical expertise to the Product Analysis Laboratory. Analyzes failures, develops, and implements investigative protocols to identify root causes, performs circuit analysis, performs device and component level failure analysis. **What You'll Work On** - Perform failure analysis on explanted long-term biomedical implant product. - Work requires the application of theoretical principals, evaluation, ingenuity, and creative/analytical techniques to identify route cause failure mechanisms. - Must be able to meet deadlines on multiple assignments and be able to operate in a diverse cross-functional team environment. - Proactive in finding quality improvements related to Failure Analysis - May serve as lead and assign work to less experienced personnel and serves as a mentor when assisting less experienced lab staff in solving more complex problems. - Works cross functionally and collaboratively with Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Product Surveillance. - Aides in definition of test equipment as required to accomplish quality responsibilities. - Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements. - Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. - Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors. **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in biomedical or engineering related field **Preferred Qualifications** - Knowledge of global regulations for medical device reporting and medical terminology - Strong written and oral communication skills - Candidate must be able to work well independently and on teams in a busy department while managing multiple ongoing tasks and investigations simultaneously - Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in a timely manner - Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail Apply Now ( **Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** ( 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. Connect with us at , on Facebook at , and on Twitter @AbbottNews. The base pay for this position is $50,000.00 - $100,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]