Abbott

Healthcare

SeniorAutomationEngineer

$78–156k Scarborough, Maine, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Automation Engineer at Abbott. Skills: Automation solutions, Diagnostics manufacturing, 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 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 electromechanical controls

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

Manage cross-functional teams

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

Maintain positive communications

Maintain cooperative communications

Exhibit professional behavior

Understand quality consequences

Perform related tasks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Project Management Office

Communication Scope

Present data

Process & Methodology

Agile PDM

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