Senior Manufacturing Engineer

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

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 student debt program, and 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 Des Plaines, IL location in Abbott Molecular Diagnostics. Abbott Molecular Diagnostics is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.

As the Senior Manufacturing Engineer, this role is responsible for optimizing and improving manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness

What You'll Do:

• Supporting manufacturing process equipment impacting operations.
• Analyze and troubleshoot equipment related mechanical/electrical issues and failures. Identify root causes and implement robust solutions.
• Implement continuous improvements on existing equipment aimed at improving reliability, yield, uptime and efficiency.
• Validate automated manufacturing equipment, ancillary equipment, facilities, and utilities. Draft Validation Change Requests and align on validation requirements with associated CFT members. Draft and approve validation protocols for IQ/OQ/PQ/PV activities. Execute validation tests, record data, draft and approve validation reports. Draft and execute Engineering studies as necessary to characterize processes as part of validation efforts.
• Execute studies, test methods, and engineering activities as part of CAPA and Non-Conformance related investigations and actions. Owen CAPA related actions and action plans. Execute investigations and document via CAPA electronic system.
• Transfer of new product requirements to manufacturing with hands-on technical support: including developing Six Sigma processes/documentation for commercial production.
• Recommends data driven actions, aiming for preventative actions over reactive actions.
• Collaborates as needed with equipment suppliers, manufacturing operations, engineering technicians, and quality assurance to troubleshoot existing manufacturing lines and return to production.
• Manages equipment change control and executes required validation activities to implement changes.
• Monitor production to identify areas of improvement and proactively address potential production issues.
• Collects maintenance and manufacturing performance data and performs analysis.
• Mentor technicians and junior engineers to ensure compliance and knowledge transfer.
• Provide technical training to equipment operators, maintenance team, and junior engineers. Create or enhance training materials.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related field (preferably Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering)
• 6 yrs. related experience.

Preferred Experience:

• Extensive experience in hands-on equipment troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
• Strong technical abilities to analyze problems using sound engineering practices and tools resulting in effective solutions.
• Familiarity with preventive and reliability centered maintenance.
• Ability to acquire, analyze and present data in support of root cause analysis and problem-solving efforts. 
• Six Sigma training/certification

Working knowledge of the following:

• Mechanical systems
• Pneumatic systems
• PLCs
• Vision Systems
• Label printing and application systems
• Equipment integration / Automation concepts
• SCADA systems
• Preventative maintenance programs
• Data collection and analysis / tracking and trending

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 $78,000.00 – $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.