Staff Equipment and Automation Engineer

Abbott Laboratories is seeking a Staff Equipment and Automation Engineer to lead design, implementation, and optimization of automated production systems for diagnostics and medical products. In this role, you will own full lifecycle equipment projects-from requirements and concept development through installation, validation, and continuous improvement-ensuring reliability, compliance, and throughput in a regulated (FDA/ISO) environment. You will collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and R&D to introduce new technologies, drive root cause analysis, reduce downtime, and standardize best practices across sites while mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, commissioning, and optimization of automated manufacturing and test equipment

• Plan and execute equipment validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and documentation in compliance with FDA/ISO and c

• GMPDrive continuous improvement to increase throughput, OEE, and equipment reliability

• Implement automation solutions including PLCs, robotics, vision systems, and data acquisition

• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for equipment and process issues

• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D on new product introductions and tech transfers

• Manage capital equipment projects including scope, schedule, budget, and vendor coordination

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and maintenance standards

• Ensure equipment safety, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness

• Mentor junior engineers and technicians, sharing best practices and technical expertise Required Skills

• Equipment validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)

• Automation system design (PLC/SCADA/HMI)c

• GMP and FDA/ISO regulatory compliance

• Process optimization and OEE improvement

• Root cause analysis and corrective actions

• Project management for capital equipment

• Technical documentation and protocols

• Data acquisition and manufacturing analytics

• Robot/automated material handling systems

• Cross-functional collaboration with QA/RA/Operations