Engineer Group Lead

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.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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.

Our location in Sylmar, CA currently has an opportunity for an Engineer Group Lead.
This is an onsite daily position.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
The Engineer Group Lead directly leads and coordinates the activities of designated technical work groups. Provides technical expertise to the Product Analysis Laboratory. Performs failure analysis on explanted biomedical implant product directly or through subordinates. Responsible for maintaining a diverse, highly qualified staff and for contributing to the career coaching, growth and personal development of directly led employees. Actively participates in the development of staff: critiques, instructs, mentors, evaluates and coaches. Accountable for the performance of subordinates and the work output of designated subcontractors. Maintains a safe working environment and a strong customer focus. Sets goals, ensures that they are met and is responsible for continuous process improvement. Exercises judgment in planning and organizing work; monitors performance and reports status. Uses best business practices to ensure success in areas of responsibility. Ensures employee compliance with Abbott policies and practices.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides leadership and guidance to a group or team of technical personnel to achieve their assigned business goals.
• Perform failure analysis on explanted long term biomedical implant product.
• Work requires the application of theoretical principals, evaluation, ingenuity, and creative/analytical techniques to identify route cause failure mechanisms.
• Must be able to meet deadlines on multiple assignments and be able to operate in a diverse cross-functional team environment.
• Proactive in finding quality improvements related to Failure Analysis
• Works cross functionally and collaboratively with Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Product Surveillance.
• Aides in definition of test equipment as required to accomplish quality responsibilities.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) Electrical Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and work experience Masters Degree (± 18 years) Relevant discipline/concentration
Experience

• Minimum 6 years Relevant work experience in performing failure analysis required and experience in the medical device industry is highly desirable.
• Academic or in-house courses in project management, Six-Sigma, leadership, Total Quality Management (TQM) and various technical applications as noted above are also desired.
• Ability to effectively lead, motivate and direct technical personnel.
• Ability to interpret and apply effectively applicable Abbott policies and practices
• Requires comprehensive written and verbal communication, interpersonal, facilitation, presentation, quantitative, analytical, organizational, and follow-up skills, the ability to meet deadlines on multiple projects as well as the ability to converse effectively with all levels of employees
• A documented record of delivering reliability engineering information which adds value to management's decision making process is required Advanced personal computer skills including spreadsheet, word processing database management, and specialized applications
• Must be able to handle multiple assignments
• A relevant professional certification or designation preferred

The base pay for this position is
$98,000.00 - $196,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality
DIVISION:
CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management
LOCATION:
United States > Sylmar : 15900 Valley View Court
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Yes
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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