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. **Engineer I, Electrical** **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 (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 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 Little Canada/St. Paul, MN in the electrophysiology 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 **Engineer I, Electrical** , at our Little Canada/St. Paul, MN location, will be a member of the Hardware Research and Development organization, involved in designing electromechanical medical devices in Abbott’s Electrophysiology medical device division. In this fast growing, highly visible group, you will develops and execute tests to assess EP products, manage and maintain the ECAD library, and support design development through creating parts and components. You will use your detail-oriented engineering skills to apply engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solutions for technical problems. Other work may include prototyping, electrical characterization and verification, PCB development, coding for test equipment, schematic symbol/footprint creation, and lab maintenance for our commercialized products. **What You’ll Work On** + Design schematics and layout for prototyping + Create test plans, collecting test data, analyze results, write engineering reports + Develop test code for test fixtures + Support lab infrastructure and PCB database library – ECAD maintenance and management + Create and review schematic symbols and component footprints + Maintain detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development. + Resolve and/or facilitate the resolution of complex technical problems including identifying root causes to prevent re- occurrence. + Validate equipment and processes as required. + Ensures compliance with procedural and documentation requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO design controls. **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’sdegreeinElectrical/ElectronicEngineering,Biomedicalengineering,orotherrelatedEngineeringfield + 0-2years’experienceinelectricaldesign,systems,orrelatedworkexperiencewithastrongunderstandingofspecified functional area) + Solidfundamentalunderstandingofanaloganddigitalcircuits + Handsonexperienceinlabtestinganddebugofelectricalcircuitsusingstandardbenchequipment + KnowledgeofschematicandlayoutPCBtools + Solderinganddesolderingtechniquesandabilitytoassembleprototypeboards + Strongverbalandwrittencommunicationwithgoodorganizationalskillsandabilitytomulti-task + Abilitytotakeinitiativeandworkindependently + Strongabilitytoworkeffectivelywithinacross-functionalproductdevelopmentteam. + Abilitytoworkwithinaqualitymanagementsystemutilizingdesigncontrols. + Abilitytosolveavarietyofcomplexproblemsofdiverse scope. **Preferred Qualifications** + SoftwareknowledgepreferablywithCorC++ ProficientwithAltiumschematicentrytoolorequivalent + ProficientwithArduinoboardsorworkwithuCdevelopmentboards + ExposuretoSpicesimulations + Priorexperiencewithhighreliabilityproductsandfamiliaritywithqualitysystemsisaplus + RFexperienceisaplus + MedicalDeviceexperience + Abilitytotravelapproximately5%,includinginternationally. Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en) * 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. **Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx) 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 $50,000.00 – $100,000.00. 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