Principal Electrical 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 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 Tech Center in Little Canada/St. Paul, MN in the EP division.

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Principal Electrical Engineer, at our Little Canada/St. Paul, MN location, you will be responsible for designing electromechanical medical devices in Abbott’s fast growing and highly visible Electrophysiology medical device division.  This includes initiating the planning, organizing, performing, coordinating, documentation and/or directing of design testing internally and with external contract houses as necessary. Additionally, determining the layout, construction, and evaluation of a variety of prototype printed circuit assemblies, fixtures, and tools. You will apply advanced engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical challenges within this division and perform technical studies in support of project goals. You will be a subject matter expert (SME) on all medical device standards updates, identifying and using the most effective, cost efficient, and best practices to execute processes, and continually evaluate their effectiveness and appropriateness

What You’ll Work On

• Represent R&D as electrical hardware technical core team lead guiding product develop of complex medical systems.
• Guide improvements of hardware architecture to meet customer needs while interfacing new electrical technologies and improvements.
• Performs the layout, construction, and evaluation of a variety of prototype Printed Circuit Boards, fixtures, and tools.
• Applies advanced engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical problems.
• Initiates the planning, organizing, performing, coordinating and/or directing of engineering work, and may conduct performance evaluations or technical studies.
• Remains abreast of and consults on technical advancements.  Identifies and routinely uses the most effective, cost efficient and best practices to execute processes; continually evaluates their effectiveness and appropriateness.
• Lays out and constructs a variety of prototype tools and fixtures required for development purposes.
• Performs troubleshooting and fault isolation activities on a variety of breadboards and hybrids.
• Performs measurements specified in design verification plans, documents and tabulates results, and provides engineering test reports. 
• Designing and developing digital circuits, simulating and verifying the functionality of hardware designs.
• Able to read, write, and simulate FPGA targeted HDL designs in SystemVerilog along with a basic understanding of UVM Verification methodologies.
• Documents custom tools with specifications, schematics and mechanical layouts to support document control and tool release.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or other related Engineering or Physics degree
• 11+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience, including hands-on analog & digital circuit design experience.
• Project management and/or leading projects
• Demonstrated experience with printed circuit board design, schematic entry, and/or design simulation.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Extensive understanding of processes used in the design and manufacturing of PCBA’s.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• FPGA Design
• Medical Device product development experience
• Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related engineering degree
• Familiarity with IEC 60601 family of standards
• Familiarity with Altium or other Electrical CAD tools
• Experience with digital logic design and HDL simulation
• Circuit Simulation experience
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Communication experience
• Statistical analysis, or similar tool set

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 $129,300.00 – $258,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.