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.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.
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 is not a remote opportunity
- Relocation assistance is not authorized for this position.
Our location in Irving, TX currently has an opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer. The Mechanical engineer is responsible to provide engineering support to new and existing products, processes, fixtures, and tools.
This position works out of our Irving, TX location in the CoreLab Division.
As a Mechanical engineer you will apply engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical problems with some guidance from technical lead or manager. Supports continuous quality improvement and may serve as technical lead for individual projects (component/subassembly)
What You’ll Work On
- Design sub-assemblies to meet broad design goals, establish requirements and specification.
- Use empirical, numerical and experimental analysis to analyze designs.
- Designs hardware to support features that are contained in the product definition to include design specifications, circuit designs, technology selection recommendations, etc.
- Evaluates and selects appropriate components and technologies for parts and lower level subassemblies.
- Utilizes and develops knowledge and experience to define experimental, empirical and numerical analyses to evaluate designs.
- Selects test methods and simulation models to mitigate design risks and ensure new design reliability for components.
- Remains abreast of technical advancements and continually develops skills.
- Documents custom product, tools, fixtures, prototypes with specifications, schematics and layouts to support document control and tool release.
- Involved in test method and model development.
- Constructs a variety of prototypes, tools, and fixtures used for research and/or development purposes.
- Helps establish processes based on product specifications and evaluates process and design alternatives based on "design for manufacturability.
- Applies theoretical principles, evaluation, ingenuity and creative / analytical techniques within engineering and scientific principles.
- Troubleshoots, investigates and resolves problems involving techniques, materials, equipment, part and sub-assembly design; documents justification or rationale as needed.
- Provides input into dFMEA, pFMEA and risk analyses. Identifies and mitigates sub-assembly risks.
- Consistenty meets timelines for engineering tasks.
- Strong organization, follow-up and attention to detail.
- Supports improvement of products, processes, and/or design tools to be employed for investigation and design development.
- Leads and participates in technical design reviews.
- Writes, reviews and assesses impact of engineering changes.
- Applies engineering and scientific principles to evaluate and solve technical problems; documents justification or rationale as needed.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Engineering or closely related STEM field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in product, process development and technical design.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to apply statistics and analytical thinking.
- Technical knowledge and expertise of subsystems, design protocols, and problem-solving tools.
- Ability to apply statistics and analytical thinking.
- Effective time management and prioritization skills.
- Strong written & verbal communication skill Demonstrated experience working in a team environment.
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.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$60,000.00 – $120,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Product Development
DIVISION:CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION:United States > Irving : LC-02
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No
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)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
Top Skills
What We Do
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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
