Senior Principal R&D Engineer at Abbott Pediatrics

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Jan, 26

Salary

254700.0

Posted On

25 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Medical Device Development, SolidWorks, Technical Leadership, Risk Management, Design of Experiments, Root Cause Analysis, Problem-Solving, Fabrication Methods, Simulations, Data Organization, TMVR Experience, Programming Experience, Patient Imaging Data Interpretation, Metals Knowledge, Polymers Knowledge

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

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 your 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. Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity This position works out of our Woodridge location in Little Canada, MN. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease. We are recruiting a Senior Principal R&D Engineer to join our Ventures organization. This is a unique opportunity to join the transcatheter mitral valve replacement program developing a novel technology solution for patients suffering from mitral valve disease who could benefit from transfemoral prosthetic mitral valve replacement. The individual who fills this role will play a pivotal part in the design, development, and testing of the next Gen TMVR delivery system from early concept TDP (technical development program) through PDP (product development program). The candidate will be responsible for providing engineering expertise in its creation and leadership of the technical direction of the engineering team. Hiring Manager – Zachary Kowalski What You’ll Work On Lead Med Device design and development under Design Controls to ensure compliance and innovation. Oversee Technical System Leadership, including driving decision making processes while considering risk management considerations, time criticality, and business needs. Define Future generation device scope, considering supply chain challenges, emerging user needs, and broad technical considerations. Conduct Design of Experiments (DOEs) to optimize product performance, processes, and root cause investigations. Perform Risk Analysis to identify and mitigate potential issues. Develop And Evaluate Fabrication Methods to enhance production efficiency. Utilize Simulations to predict and improve system performance and estimate performance boundaries. Execute Root Cause Analysis to resolve technical challenges. Implement Problem-Solving strategies to drive continuous improvement. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Minimum 10 years of medical device development experience. Post Graduate experience of a relevant nature contributes to years of experience. Expertise using SolidWorks. High level verbal and written communication skills. Technical cross functional leadership to communication analysis of novel TMVR valve performance. Ability to organize functional databases for clinical and bench data for retrievability and analysis. Previous experience successfully managing direct reports and structuring work for others in work breakdowns and gants for program management. Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with TMVR trans-catheter heart valve delivery systems. Advance engineering degree. Applied programing experience for design and analysis of product development of TMVR products such as Matlab, Python, etc. Knowledge of AI applications for medical device field use and, or development of medical devices. Interpretation of patient imaging data such as CT or echo in the cardio application. Extensive knowledge of metals and polymers used in the catheter medical device industry. Apply Now 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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews. The base pay for this position is $127,300.00 – $254,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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Responsibilities

The Senior Principal R&D Engineer will lead the design, development, and testing of the next generation TMVR delivery system. This role involves providing engineering expertise and leadership to the engineering team throughout the technical development and product development programs.