Principal Molding 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. ## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** **About Abbott** Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. **Working at Abbott** At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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. - Free medical coverage for employees\* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO - An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. **The Opportunity** This position works out of our **Lake Forest, IL** location in the **Core Diagnostics Division** We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people. As the **Principal Molding Engineer**, you’ll will be responsible for the molding activities to attain strategic engineering objectives for the Abbott Diagnostics Division along with ensuring compliance with safety regulations, policies, and procedures. An engineering professional who, working with little or no supervision, applies scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to complete assignments related to molded and assembled consumables. Manages multiple, often concurrent, projects and meets department deadlines. The **Principal Molding Engineer** is responsible for the implementation and ongoing support of molded plastic parts and will serve as a subject matter expert in the field of mold design and process within the regional engineering team. Manage molded commodities over life cycle including tactical and strategic activities to support ongoing business such as product, process, quality, and cost improvement initiatives, supplier, and resin changes, obsolescence. Troubleshoot molding issues in conjunction with supplier and lead/support internal investigations as needed. The person hired will work closely with molding suppliers to ensure reliable supply of parts in addition to the below. **What You’ll Work On** - Responsible for utilizing and working within the Quality System in order to maintain effectiveness of the system. - Perform capacity analysis for molds, presses and assembly automation and make recommendations for future investment. - Concurrent management of multiple projects. - Development of cost estimates for capital and expense. - Regularly interact with molding suppliers to meet quality and cost objectives. - Lead the mold design activities in coordination with mold suppliers, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and validation of molding manufacturing cells in accordance with division engineering best practices and…