Sustaining Electrical Engineer

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.

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

At Abbott, we believe people with diabetes should have the freedom to enjoy active lives. That’s why we’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health more effectively and comfortably, with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Our location in Alameda, CA currently has an opportunity for a Sustaining Electrical Engineer. This individual will work on product improvement actives of critical electrical designs for medical products. Exercises independent judgment in identifying, recommending and implementing significant and/or complex new electrical design improvements to meet existing product and regulatory requirements. The Sustaining Electrical Engineer will work on technical reviews of the electrical design updates with cross-functional R&D colleagues and develop networks involving cross functional/cross departmental groups as well as communication to senior management.

What You’ll Work On

• Electrical/Hardware Engineer that will support sustaining activities.
• Identify and qualify alternate electronic components based on market availability and ability to update designs when needed.
• Addressing component (EOL), Supply Mitigation, Product investigations
• Support and conduct EMC testing both internally and with external testing facilities
• Communicate effectively and participate on cross functional development teams.
• Write and submit Engineering Change Orders in Agile (a product life cycle management tool.)
• Comply with all applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and perform other duties as assigned by the Management Team
• Create in Altium schematics, gerbers, assemblies, and design files and release into document control system.

Required Qualifications

• BS in an Electrical Engineering Discipline (Electrical or Physics preferred), or equivalent relevant experience as well as 3-5 years of experience.
• Experience with End of Life components or supply mitigation.
• Ability to analyze circuit to identify root cause of failure.
• Experience with Altium schematics desired.
• Proficient with EMC testing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

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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 $83,600.00 – $167,200.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.