Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Plymouth, MN
Duration: 12 Months
100% Onsite
Summary
We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to design, develop, and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment. This role focuses on improving product quality, increasing efficiency, and supporting new product introductions, along with end-to-end process validation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, and machine concepts
- Perform process characterization and define critical process parameters and outputs
- Lead process validation activities (IQ, OQ, PQ/PPQ) and ensure process qualification
- Conduct Process FMEA and support risk mitigation activities
- Improve product quality, throughput, and efficiency using Lean/Six Sigma principles
- Support new product introduction (NPI) and ensure Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
- Coordinate equipment procurement, build, debugging, and implementation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Quality, R&D, Operations)
- Provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or related Engineering field
- 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering
- Strong knowledge of process validation, machine design, and process development
- Solid problem-solving, project management, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced team environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in medical device or regulated industries
- Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher)
- Experience in global or cross-functional environments.
Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period
- Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
- Long Term Disability
- Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
- MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
- 401(k)
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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.
Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.
