Senior Principal Engineer - Operational Technology - Columbus, OH OR Abbott Park, IL

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.

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 nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Ensure, and Glucerna – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life. 

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 stability of a companywith a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As the Senior Principal Engineer – Operational Technology within Abbott Nutrition's Manufacturing Technology team, you will provide expertise to:

• Lead the development and execution of an IT/OT convergence roadmap for the global manufacturing environment that supports Abbott's journey through Industry 4.0, coordinating with manufacturing, engineering, quality, data science, advanced analytics and IT resources.
• Develop and implement standards, best practices, and guidelines for governance of manufacturing asset structures for secure data collection and contextualization.
• Develop a global strategy for real-time manufacturing data visualization and reporting
• Provide technical leadership on Front End Planning (FEP) activities on multiple concurrent medium- to large-size projects and programs within the global Abbott Nutrition network (Americas, Europe and Asia) – determining provisional scope, design, manufacturability, cost, capital, risk and schedule considerations while working with cross-functional teams
• Use knowledge of a wide range of hardware and software for manufacturing equipment, control systems, and data systems to conceptualize complete, innovative solutions for novel or complex problems, including:
  • IoT devices and edge computing
  • Visualization or dashboard applications (e.g., PI Vision, ProcessBook, Seeq, Power BI)
  • SCADA systems (e.g., Ignition, FactoryTalk, iFIX)
  • Asset management platforms (e.g. Maximo)
  • Industrial networks and communications (HART, Fieldbus, Modbus, DeviceNet)
  • Accessing relational databases (Oracle, SQL)
  • Asset monitoring servers
  • Manufacturing system software databases
• Communicate, promote and justify solutions and programs with senior leadership
• Mentor others by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance
• Provide technical support to Abbott Nutrition's global production network, including existing system issues as well as design improvements/new designs as part of continuous improvement, and act as a technical influencer to senior leadership and stakeholders for business initiatives.
• Experience modernizing legacy control systems and integrating them with contemporary OT/IT architectures
• Proven ability to lead change in legacy manufacturing environments, influencing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to adopt new technologies and processes
• Experience designing and implementing data governance frameworks for manufacturing systems, including contextualization of time-series data and integration with enterprise platforms
• Lead validation for manufacturing software systems in compliance with 21 CFR Part 11
• 25% - 50% travel is expected as part of the role

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence
• 10+ years of significant engineering (OT systems or controls), IT, and/or operational experience
• Familiarity with International Society of Automation (ISA) standards
• A post-graduate education / degree may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
• Has demonstrated competency within the area of manufacturing IT systems
• Experience presenting and communicating with all levels of an organization; plant production personnel through senior leadership
• Has a technical background in health care, nutritional products, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, or similar industries (preferred)

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. 

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The base pay for this position is $113,300.00 – $226,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.