Job Details

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.

Our location in Alameda, CA, currently has an opportunity for aTechnical Manager.

TheTechnical Manager leads a cross functional team in the development of new products. Works closely with project management as a technical project manager. Finds solutions to complex product development problems. Develop working relationships with cross functional groups, vendors and senior/executive management.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Provide technical direction/advisor to project teams
• Lead/perform product definition, system architecture, product test and evaluation, System V&V, and/or design control documentation
• Lead the development of design processes.
• Lead, design and conduct system levelcharacterization/verificationof complex systems; collect, organize, analyze, and document test results
• Responsible for project planning, managing resources, the creation of project schedules and budgets
• Lead integration of analytical and performance related elements with software, hardware, and electronics system Components
• Communicate effectively and participate on cross functional development teams with good negotiating skills to direct multidisciplinary teams toward solutions
• Responsible for utilizing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Lead a cross-functional engineering teams developing new products or processes
• Mentor Associate Technical Manager and Support Engineers

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physical science or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years Product development experience in Engineering or physical science.
• Experience in embedded medical device development
• Extensive experience in general engineering/science principals and laboratory skills.
• Extensive experience of contemporary design control and risk management practices.
• Strong knowledge of defined development process that is consistent with ISO, FDA design control standards or requirements.
• Experience managing compliance testing to EMC, safety, radio and other regulatory standards
• Expertise in the electro-mechanical, software, mathematical, biomedical engineering
• Ability to work on many subjects concurrently.
• Experience managing direct reports.

Preferred Experience:

• Master's degree preferred

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.