Principal Manufacturing Molding Engineer

Abbott seeks a Principal Manufacturing Molding Engineer to lead injection molding and mold tooling initiatives for diagnostic devices. This role focuses on optimizing manufacturing processes, reducing costs, ensuring quality compliance, and supporting new product commercialization in a regulated medical device environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end injection molding and mold tooling projects with budget management and cross-functional coordination
• Design, validate, and optimize mold tooling and molding processes for quality, yield, and cost efficiency
• Troubleshoot complex molding and production issues; apply DOE and root cause analysis to resolve quality and variability concerns
• Support new product introduction and manufacturing transfers from development through global scale-up and commercialization
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and supplier engineering activities to advance operational excellence and cost reduction

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent education and experience
• 10+ years engineering experience in regulated medical device manufacturing
• Proficiency with lean six sigma, DMAIC, and systemic problem-solving methodologies
• Technical expertise in mechanical or plastics engineering disciplines
• Competency with Microsoft Office suite, Minitab, and CAD software
• Change management principles and supplier technical consulting experience
• Prior experience with ISO, FDA, or cGMP quality systems preferred