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    St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division

    Medical Devices

    Associate R&D Engineer

    United States > Minnesota > St. Paul : 1225 Old Highway 8 NW, United StatesFull-time0–1 yrs experience$50.7k – $101.3kPosted Yesterday
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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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    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.

    MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

    Provides engineering support to new and existing products, processes, prototypes, fixtures, and tools.

    Applies 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).

    MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

    • 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.

    • Consistently 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.

    • 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.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Education

    Bachelors Degree in a related field

    Electrical/mechanical engineering, bio-medical, material science, or related engineering field.

    An equivalent combination of education and work experience

    Experience/Background

    Minimum 0 - 1 years

    Relevant Experience

    Engineering experience in product / process development and technical design. 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.

    The base pay for this position is

    $50,700.00 – $101,300.00

    In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

    JOB FAMILY:

    Product Development

    DIVISION:

    AVD Vascular

    LOCATION:

    United States > Minnesota > St. Paul : 1225 Old Highway 8 NW

    ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

    WORK SHIFT:

    Standard

    TRAVEL:

    Yes, 10 % of the Time

    MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

    Not Applicable

    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

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    About the company

    St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division

    A division of St. Jude Medical focused on cardiology products.

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