Sobre esta vaga de Associate Engineering Technician (Irving, TX) na Abbott
JOB DESCRIPTION:
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.
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.
- 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 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 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 is not a remote opportunity
- Qualified candidates must currently live in the Irving, TX area.
- Traveling up to 10%
- Relocation assistance is not authorized for this position.
This position provides specialized technical support services by performing any combination of complex or non-routine duties involving the selection and use of procedures and/or equipment in support of medical diagnostic instrument and/or reagent development and production.
- Applies a high level of technical support in a specialized discipline using knowledge and theory of electronics, life science, chemistry, mechanics, software, etc.
- Understands and uses knowledge of other disciplines.
- Uses computer applications as needed for functional specialty.
- Advanced skills in computer hardware and /or software applications.
- Accepts non-routine and complex assignments.
- Follows established procedures Uses judgment and makes choices on how to proceed.
- Assignments often require creativity.
- Research, recommends, and implements appropriate changes for process improvements.
- Uses information from within and/or outside the organization when necessary.
- Reads, understands and instructs others in the use of manuals, test procedures, and documentation associated with specialized equipment.
- Applies a high level of technical support in a specialized discipline using knowledge and theory of
- reads, interprets, and may create engineering drawings, schematics and complex test procedures.
- Write basic procedures and technical documents.
- Working knowledge and use of complex tools and equipment specific to functional areas.
- May use statistical, mathematical and other quantitative and qualitative methods and measurements.
- May create tools and fixtures specific to functional area.
- May work closely with engineers to execute product design.
- Constructs complex engineering prototypes, models and builds special test equipment.
- May perform testing on prototype electrical and/or mechanical designs.
- Conducts complex testing, analysis and troubleshooting.
- Conduct testing to determine effectiveness of product specifications.
- Comply to all safety standards and regulatory requirements.
Problem Solving:
- Resolves non-routine, complex problems with data gathering, research, analysis and interpretive activities.
- Uses factual information, policy and procedures to determine solutions with minimal supervision.
- Verifies experimental data for usefulness and accuracy.
- Impact on Operations/Effect of Errors: Tasks, activities and/or information used to make decisions which are in direct support of the department's primary function.
- Effect of errors may have significant impact in terms of time or money
Required Qualifications
- Associates degree, or equivalent experience.
- 5 or more years related technical experience.
- Some work subject to frequent hand/eye coordination, lifting/carrying of objects or operating equipment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
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.
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
$26.50 – $53.00/hourIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing
DIVISION:
CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION:
United States > Irving : LC-02
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
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.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
