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Senior Equipment Engineer

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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

This position works out of our Westfield, Indiana location in the Structural Heart division.

Structural Heart Business Mission: why we exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

• Professional individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in equipment, fixtures and tooling for medical device manufacturing processes.
• Ability to procure, assemble and execute qualifications for manufacturing equipment, manufacturing fixtures and component inspection fixtures. The individual will be report to the Northpoint facility.

What You’ll Work On

• As the Specialist in the Medical Device Industry, the individual must be considered as highly experienced and knowledgeable resource within the organization in procuring, implementing and maintaining equipment, fixtures and tooling for new products transferred to the Westfield, Indiana Site (Northpoint).
• Support procurement of equipment and tooling required for NPT new product manufacturing lines and Incoming Quality Assurance (IQA)
• Manage equipment spreadsheet and dashboard preparation for weekly core team report out.
• Work with external vendors to ensure timely receipt of deliverables in preparation for product qualification.
• Support qualification of equipment as needed
• Coordinate and support modification, optimizations and redesigns to existing equipment and tooling
• Services, troubleshoots, and solves engineering problems with equipment already in operation.
• Drive document changes and drawing revisions
• Ability to understand equipment and tooling drawings
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Able to collaborate with external vendors, NPT equipment team leads and cross functional team members

Required Qualifications

• Associates Degree (± 13 years)
• Minimum of 7 years within the equipment department

Preferred Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering Preferred
• Masters Preferred, Undergrad Acceptable
• Biomedical Engineering Acceptable
• Proficient in the following software systems:
  • Xiam (Procurement System – on the job training)
  • CAD (Equipment and Tooling Models Software)
  • Maximo (Equipment inventory system for work orders/ quals/ status – on the job training)
  • Excel
  • Viewpoint and windchill (Document Repository – on the job training)

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

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 $75,300.00 – $150,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.