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. **Working at Abbott** At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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. + Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year. + An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. **The Opportunity** This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. This Senior Mechanical Engineer, Sustaining will use multidisciplinary engineering knowledge to work independently in a lead role or as part of a team, to investigate complaints from on-market medical devices or clinical studies. They will also provide site wide technical leadership in area of expertise. This is a fully on-site (5 days/week) role in Alameda, CA. **What you’ll work on** + Utilize expertise in the area of mechanical engineering to work with teams inside and outside of R&D performing failure analysis investigations + Identify opportunities and work with quality assurance to robustly document methods of using product event and data logs to identify root cause of product failures. + Provide strategies for verification/commissioning of test fixtures + Review test protocols and reports, participate in CAPA process. + Utilize excellent communication and organization skills to work with cross functional teams outside of R&D and vendors. + Utilize good engineering sensibilities, first principles, knowledge of failure modes, knowledge of good lab technique. + Utilize good deductive reasoning, sound logic and the ability to explain complicated ideas. + Communicate fluently with electrical, mechanical, and embedded software designers as well as quality assurance, clinical investigations, and upper management. + Communicate effectively and participate on cross functional development teams with good negotiating skills to direct multi-disciplinary teams toward solutions. + Work in conjunction with developers in creating investigation processes for new products and solutions for identified failure modes. + Provide guidance and/or act as independent technical reviewer on projects with little to no previous direct involvement, including technical product design reviews, design requirements documents and CAPAs. + Provide technical leadership and mentoring. + Assist as needed with other projects within R&D + 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** + Minimum 10 years of experience in R&D engineering. + Bachelors Degree (BA or BS) in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field. + Accomplishment in a relevant specialty demonstrated by device designs, patents, and/or publications. + Experience with a variety of manufacturing processes and designing for manufacturability required. + Specialization in a focused area is expected. + Project leadership and management skills required. Ability to be the technical role model for the site. + Solidworks or other CAD experience is required. + Relevant numerical simulation tools required. Open to or experienced in the latest design tools and techniques (ie, Six Sigma, Design for Manufacturability, Analytical Design). + Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. + Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred. + Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment. + Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment. + Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects. + Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. + Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner. + Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail. **Preferred Qualifications** + Preferred experience in the Healthcare industry. **What We Offer** At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer: + **Training and career development** , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance + **Financial security** through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans + **Health care and well-being programs** including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs + **Paid time off** + **401(k)** retirement savings with a generous company match + **The stability of a company** with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities **Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: ** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx) Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. The base pay for this position is $112,000.00 – $224,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com