Principal Project Engineer - SMT

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.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE :

• Engineering Degree or equivalent with 5+ years progressive technical experience and demonstrated competence with Electrical / Electronics / Computer Science/Information technology/ Mechatronics degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience with PCBA manufacturing processes and programming (screen printing, pick and place, SPI/AOI, reflow) required.
• Relevant test engineering experience an advantage.
• Experience in a medical device manufacturing environment.
• Experience in electronic engineering and/or in fabrication and design of testing and test control apparatus and equipment, or software and systems testing.
• Experience of design, commissioning, and validation lifecycles of complex automated equipment.
• Proven track record in applying continuous improvement projects.

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• Creates activities at the equipment supplier(s) to ensure that production start-up through to increase volumes are achieved within ADC requirements.

• Provides technical leadership, project management, and mentorship to engineers and team members.

• • Spearhead and participates in design, planning, introduction, and sustaining of PCBA manufacturing lines.
• Provides technical, validation, and less experienced engineering staff.
• Interconnects with product team members, department managers, designers/equipment manufacturers, ADC R&D, quality and regulatory personnel.
• Represents the department/division on projects.
• Develops and promotes the implementation of new ideas or potential solutions and champions change without causing a delay.
• Implements any necessary engineering changes.
• Develops and provides solutions to problems that require advanced technical expertise.
• Plans and conducts small to medium-sized assigned projects requiring conventional methods of planning, investigations, and/or equipment.
• Designs and leads complex engineering studies and experiments frequently with multiple variables.
• Analyses complex issues and determines their impact using statistical analysis of measurement results.
• Sets a comprehensive design and process requirement.
• Completes documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with business regulations.
• Leads and/or participates in cross-functional teams to support organizational objectives.