Abbott

Healthcare

SeniorAutomationEngineer

$78–156k Scarborough, Maine, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Automation Engineer at Abbott. Skills: Automation solutions, Systems thinking, Process improvement. Support manufacturing processes. Support quality initiatives”

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Structured problem solving; Root cause analysis; Troubleshoot equipment; Failure modes analysis; Risk assessment

Eligibility Requirements

20% travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in engineering, 7+ years engineering experience, Lean Six Sigma principles, DMAIC approach, Change management principles

Nice to Have

ISO quality systems experience, FDA regulated environment experience, GMP regulated environment experience, USDA regulated environment experience, cGMP regulations experience, ISO 13485 regulations experience, Statistical analysis software experience, Microsoft Suites software experience

What You'll Do.

Support manufacturing processes

Support quality initiatives

Support cost savings initiatives

Implement engineering principles

Assure compliance with standards

Lead automation upgrade efforts

Evaluate machine logic

Evaluate process controls

Troubleshoot equipment

Drive issues to resolution

Lead teams to identify root cause

Apply root cause fixes

Conduct failure modes analysis

Evaluate manufacturing equipment risk

Complete complex projects

Lead design of experiments

Present data to teams

Drive implementation of new methods

Drive implementation of new materials

Analyze current equipment

Provide plans for improvement

Create manufacturing documents

Revise manufacturing documents

Create specifications

Revise specifications

Create safety instructions

Revise safety instructions

Create validation protocols

Revise validation protocols

Create risk assessments

Revise risk assessments

Ensure continual improvement

Coordinate activities

Provide process expertise

Initiate Quality Incidents

Lead Quality Incidents resolution

Mentor junior engineers

Mentor maintenance technicians

Consider safety impact

Consider ergonomic impact

Consider maintenance impact

Consider operator impact

Interact with Project Management Office

Provide project status updates

Participate in site strategy meetings

Participate in site planning

Lead change through Agile PDM

Comply with FDA regulations

Comply with regulatory requirements

Comply with Company policies

Comply with operating procedures

Comply with processes

Comply with task assignments

Maintain positive communications

Maintain cooperative communications

Collaborate with employees

Collaborate with customers

Collaborate with contractors

Collaborate with vendors

Understand quality consequences

Maintain awareness of quality consequences

Support department tasks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Project Management Office

Communication Scope

Present data

Process & Methodology

Agile PDM

Full Job 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. ## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** **Senior Automation Engineer** **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](https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and [FreeU](https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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** Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions. The position of **Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer** is within our Infectious Disease

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