Engineer II, Manufacturing

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Engineer Manufacturing II

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 Pleasonton, CA 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 provides support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, to optimize existing processes, and to ensure that production goals are met. Monitors performance of equipment, machines and tools and corrects equipment problems or process parameters that produce non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues. Interfaces with Quality and Research and Development organizations to integrate new products or processes into the existing manufacturing area. As the DevOps Director, you’ll have the chance to lead a group of engineers to build code for the mobile and Web Cloud platform, working closely with the product manager, customer support, and testing teams. You’ll manage operations, collaborate with security and infrastructure, and support IT defects.

What You’ll Work On

• Initiates and completes technical activities leading to new or improved products or process, for current programs, next generation programs and to meet strategic goals and objectives of the company
• Prepares reports, publishes, and makes presentations to communicate findings
• Analyzes and solves problems from basic engineering principles, theories and concepts through to a wide range of complex and advanced problems which require novel and new innovative approaches or a major breakthrough in technology
• Understands engineering principles theories, concepts, practices and techniques. Develops knowledge in a field to become a recognized leader or authority in an area of specialization and applies this knowledge in leadership roles in the company
• Incorporates business policies and procedures into task completion
• Understands the business needs of the company, and has knowledge of the customer needs of our business
• Understands the business cycle and foresight of emerging technologies trends
• Cultivates internal and external network of resources to complete tasks
• .Serves has a resource in the selection orientation and training of new engineers and employees
• May lead a project team, determining goals and objectives for the projects
• Mentors employees by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance
• .Interacts cross functionally and with internal and external customers
• .Serves as a consultant for engineering or scientific interpretations and advice on significant matters
• Acts as a spokesperson to customers on business unit current and future capabilities
• Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks
• May lead a project team of moderate scope. Provides guidance to less experienced staff. Acts as a mentor to lower level individual contributors
• Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management
• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule
• Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action
• Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience; typically 2-5 years preferred.
• Working technical knowledge and practical application of concepts, practices, and procedures within the functional area.
• General understanding of business unit and departmental functions.
• Experience analyzing problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Ability to exercise judgment within established procedures and practices.
• Understanding of technical alternatives and their impact on systems and processes.
• Ability to work in a quality system environment and comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience working in a regulated industry or quality/compliance-driven environment.
• Broad understanding of systems environments and technical solution impacts.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and recommend technical alternatives.

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The base pay for this position is

$81,500.00 – $141,300.00

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

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

DIVISION:

HF Heart Failure

LOCATION:

United States > Pleasanton : 6101 Stoneridge Dr

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: is the Law link - Espanol: