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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 Opportunity:

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Engineer, Mechanical R&D. This position works out of our Plano, TX location in the Neuromodulation Division. Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

It sounds like science fiction: sending small electrical pulses to the spine to block pain signals or to the brain to suppress tremor. As a Senior R&D Engineer at Abbott Neuromodulation, you will have the opportunity to develop technology platforms that improve the lives of those suffering from chronic pain and movement disorders.

Each employee can make a difference at Abbott and has the power, either individually or as a team, to influence the success of the company. We are team-oriented, patient-focused, and progressive. We value people with great ideas who partner with others both internally and externally to take action and accomplish goals.

What You’ll Work On:

Researches, develops, designs, and evaluates mechanical and electro-mechanical materials, components, assemblies, processes and/or equipment
Conceptualizes new devices using material knowledge and innovative mechanical design
Develops new concepts from initial design to market release with cross-functional partners
Creates and submits novel design solutions that expand the intellectual property of the business
Conducts feasibility studies to verify capability and functionality
Balances design for reliability, manufacturing, and cost efficiency
Maintains detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development
Prepares technical reports, analyses, recommendations, and presentations reflecting the status and results of projects in progress
Participates/contributes to technical reviews of mechanical designs
Reviews and coordinates vendor activities to support development
Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments
Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution
Exhibits and instills decision-making based in objective engineering principles (analytical and empirical)
Develops test methods, models, and fixtures to evaluate designs
Multi-tasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in a timely manner
Identifies, communicates, and mitigates project risks
Builds and maintains positive and cooperative relationships internally and externally
Ensures compliance to all applicable internal requirements and external regulations
Position may require up to 10% travel

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical discipline
5+ years of relevant product development or R&D work experience (preferably with implantable hardware)
Wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures
Strong understanding of business unit function and cross group dependencies/relationships
Will perform this job in a quality system environment
Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations
Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Has a sound knowledge of various technical alternatives and their impact

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical discipline
Experience with CAD and FEA modeling software (SolidWorks, ANSYS preferred)
Product development experience within a regulated environment (e.g. medical, aerospace, automotive, etc.)
Experience working with cross-functional teams and taking initiative to ensure successful outcomes
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated hands-on experience designing for manufacturing processes used in medical devices (e.g. biocompatible material selection, injection molding, machining, printed circuit board fabrication, extrusion, etc.)
Strong history of cross-functional collaboration with other engineering disciplines (Electrical, Manufacturing)
Experience with statistical techniques (e.g. DOE, hypothesis testing, etc.)
Knowledge of design controls and regulations for medical device development