Development Engineer

Development Engineer

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

AbbVie is seeking a Development Engineer to join the PDS&T Injection Devices group. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, characterization, and lifecycle support of drug delivery devices and related combination products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to advance robust, manufacturable, and patient-centered device solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support design and development activities for injection drug delivery devices
• Perform mechanical analysis, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of device components and assemblies
• Evaluate device performance, identify failure modes, and support root cause investigations
• Assist with verification, validation, and technical transfer activities
• Collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and suppliers to advance device programs
• Generate and review technical documentation, test reports, specifications, and protocols
• Support change control, risk assessments, and continuous improvement efforts
• Contribute to device platform strategy, robustness, and manufacturability
• Ensure all work is conducted in compliance with safety, quality, and applicable regulatory requirements (e.g. 21 CFR 820 / Design Controls)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and typically 10 years of experience, Master's Degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience.
• Experience in medical devices, combination products, or related product development environments

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Pay Range: $96500 - 183500 USD

Where We Work

Role is primarily site- or office-based but can occasionally be performed remotely. Employees who are site/office-based and can occasionally perform their role virtually work both in the office and remotely*, following the policies and regulations in place at their location. US Employees must be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Three days in the office is the minimum; some individuals or teams may require more in-office days due to meetings, business/project needs or their role.