R&D Engineer II

2 days ago


Santa Clara, California, United States Abbott Laboratories Full time
Job Title: R&D Engineer II

Abbott Laboratories 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.

Job Summary:

We are recruiting for an R&D Engineer II to join our team in Santa Clara, CA. This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage development team that provides solutions to patients suffering from mitral valve disease.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Researches, develops, designs, and evaluates mechanical components, assemblies, processes, and/or equipment to advance development of the catheter-based delivery system for trans-septal percutaneous mitral valve replacement.
  • Supports and conducts design studies to verify capability and functionality.
  • Develops and iterates on new catheter deliver system concepts from initial design to market release.
  • Writes and submits intellectual property (patents).
  • Maintains detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development.
  • Investigates and evaluates existing technologies.
  • Reviews or coordinates vendor activities to support development.
  • Establishes and cultivates a network of support to facilitate completion of assignments.
  • Interacts with vendors to leverage outside Abbott expertise.
  • Plans and organizes non-routine tasks with minimal supervision to deliver appreciated results based on informed expertise.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Bio-Medical Engineering.
  • 2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply technical knowledge and judgment to complex technical problems and technical proficiency specific to mechanical problem solving in medical device design.
  • Effective communication, listening, and diagnostic skills, verbal and written, are necessary.
  • The demonstration of effective collaboration and influencing skills will be key so that the candidate can achieve results within the cross-functional team and with stakeholders around the company.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advance degree in a technical field.
  • CAD experience (SolidWorks preferred).
  • Six Sigma certification or other Root Cause Analysis accreditation.
  • Previous experience with catheter design and manufacturing (steerable catheters a plus).
  • Previous hands-on experience with trans-catheter heart valve delivery systems.
  • Experience in new product development with successful design from concept to commercialization, specifically in Phase 3 and 4 activities.

Abbott Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. We offer a competitive salary range of $65,900.00 - $131,900.00, depending on location. Apply now to join our team and contribute to the development of innovative medical devices that improve people's lives.



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