Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The company is seeking an Engineering Lead to manage and maintain the technical qualification of injection molding components suppliers and supplier processes, supervise the resolution of complex technical issues and lead the supplier development team for designated components / processes. The position will be based out of Abbott Diabetes Care Division in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, in engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence
- Strong understanding of injection molding process and tool design
- Expertise in stamping, strip metal forming, coil fed manufacturing environment and reel-to-reel progressive dies is preferable.
- Experience with die design fundamentals, blank development, spring-back compensation and tolerance stack analysis
- Knowledge of stamping press selection and coil handling systems
- Experience of qualifying stamping tooling through FAI, capability studies and tool transfer methods
- Prior Experience of analyzing First Article Inspection (FAI) and PpK data.
- Familiarity with cGMP, FDA and ISO regulated environment.
- Experience in work with tooling manufacturing sites including interacting with toolmakers and equipment suppliers for design, FOT, FAT qualification actives.
- Equipment design and specification with Validation experience.
- Design of Experiment for plastic injection molding process development.
- Strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Ability or aptitude to work on problems that are complex in scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors.
- Ability to work independently and in groups
- Ability to work cross-functionally.
- Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills; critical-thinking skills.
- Ability and aptitude to use various types of databases and other computer software.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Ability to quickly gain knowledge, understanding or skills and is willing to learn.
Benefits
- 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.
