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. **The Opportunity** Responsible for providing engineering support in the creation and the development of new medical device products (invasive and non-invasive). **What you'll do:** • Researches, develops, designs, and evaluates mechanical and electro-mechanical materials, components, assemblies, processes and/or equipment. • Conducts feasibility studies to verify capability and functionality. • Develops new concepts from initial design to market release. • Directs support personnel and coordinates project activities. • Write and submit intellectual property (patents). • Maintains detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development. • Investigates and evaluates existing technologies. • Reviews or coordinates vendor activities to support development. • Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks. • May lead a project team of moderate scope. • Provides guidance to less experienced staff. • Acts as a mentor to lower level individual contributors. • Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management. • Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule. • Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action. • Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources. **QUALIFICATIONS** + Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering or related physical or life science. Master’s or above preferred. + 2+ years relevant experience and a BS degree, or 2 years relevant experience and a MS degree, or equivalent years of education and experience in Engineering and Sciences. + MATLAB programing proficiency is required The base pay for this position is $65,900.00 – $131,900.00. 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