Sr. Equipment and Automation Engineer

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.      Position Overview The Senior Equipment and Automation Engineer will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams in a matrix organization to plan and successfully execute larger projects.  An emphasis will be on new pieces of equipment, supporting efforts to specify, develop, procure, document, install, commission, and execute projects within scope, on time, and on budget.  This is an ideal role for a hands-on Electrical and Controls engineer with excellent communication skills looking to make an impact in the fight against cancer.   Essential Duties Include but are not limited to the following: • Identifies and makes changes to Allen Bradley PLC and HMI code to support improvement projects or new product introductions. • Networks machines, provides relevant machine data for Process Monitoring databases, and creates dashboards for Operations metrics. • Integrates new sensors, motors, VFD’s, as needed to improve machine performance. • Develop processes and procedures for new equipment. • Represent Engineering in cross-functional initiatives, as assigned, and act on behalf of the department as appropriate. • Manage new product introductions, design transfers, and product changes to ensure optimal implementation into production. • Identify opportunities, analyze data, and work with cross functional teams to implement solutions that improve production quality, capability, reliability, or reduce costs. • Determine design specifications, builds prototypes, tests equipment, and critically evaluates design concepts for functionality, reliability and manufacturability. • Lead or support cross-functional teams on new equipment by providing technical expertise in implementing engineering controls, performing risk assessments and design reviews, supporting installations, and executing commissioning protocols. • Support new product introductions by collaborating with R&D, Operations, and/or Lab teams to ensure design for manufacturability elements are incorporated into product requirements. • Facilitate development activities to facilitate smooth transfer of products and processes into new or existing automation systems. • Create documentation records per regulatory and quality requirements. • Support existing equipment by providing equipment set up and adjustment, hands-on troubleshooting, repair, planned maintenance, and performance monitoring in a Good Manufacturing Practice environment. • Identify, document, gain approval for, execute, manage, and communicate on projects of higher scope and complexity. • Provide clear and concise documentation and communication of project needs, scope, budget and status to peers and leadership. • Estimate and create schedules, determine test plans, and track progress to plan. • Set the vision and technical direction of project teams with minimal guidance from leadership. • Provides guidance to junior members of the team. • Lead or participate in investigations of manufacturing processes associated with internal review, Corrective and Preventative Actions, audits, or compla