Controls Engineering Team Lead

at  Abbott Laboratories

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Level 7 NFQ qualification in Automation, Mechatronics, Computer science, Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of in a similar position
• Experience managing teams and projects
• Experience with Allen Bradley Controllogix PLCs and Siemens TIA portal
• Experience with developing users and system requirements specifications
• Experience in controls system development and deployment
• Experience in software testing, verification, and validation
• Experience with supporting manufacturing systems
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Experience with controlling and implementing software changes
• Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate information from varied disciplines and work within a highly regulated environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Computer, Electrical, Biomedical, or Software), or related discipline
• Experience working in the medical device industry
• Experience with line controllers, SCADA, MES systems.

• Manages a team of controls, systems and vision engineers
• Provides technical leadership on all controls engineering topics
• Supports in-production Automated Manufacturing Equipment
• Troubleshoots and solves problems with processes and hardware
• Plans preventive maintenance of controls systems
• Coordinates with others in order to investigate problems and implement solutions
• Provides technical assistance as needed by internal customers
• Manages relations with vendors
• Defines performance metrics
• Supports qualification and validation activities
• Leads projects to specify and implement new processes and process improvements