MEMS Sensor Development Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We are always looking toward the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You will 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 a high employer contribution.
• 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 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.

We are recruiting for a MEMS Sensor Development Engineer to join our Heart Failure R&D team in Atlanta, GA. This role will contribute to the development, integration, characterization, and verification of next-generation implantable MEMS pressure sensor technology. The successful candidate will work across MEMS sensor development, microelectronics packaging, precision mechanical assemblies, reliability engineering, and product verification. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical fundamentals, exceptional analytical ability, intellectual curiosity, and a demonstrated history of academic and/or professional achievement.

• →Support the design, development, and integration of implantable MEMS sensor systems, assemblies, and packaging solutions.
• →Design and develop fixtures, tooling, prototypes, and precision mechanical assemblies for product development activities.
• →Support development, testing, and troubleshooting of sensor communication systems, including low-power wireless, NFC, RFID, or related telemetry technologies.
• →Develop and execute engineering studies to characterize sensor performance, reliability, and design robustness.
• →Perform failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and reliability assessments to improve product robustness.
• →Analyze experimental data, identify trends and failure modes, and communicate conclusions through engineering reports and presentations.
• →Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams on MEMS packaging, assembly processes, and prototype builds.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, MEMS, or a related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, or characterizing engineering systems, devices, components, or processes.
• Experience working with laboratory instrumentation, fixtures, prototypes, electromechanical systems, sensors, or measurement equipment.
• Ability to analyze technical data, draw practical conclusions, and communicate results clearly.
• Strong problem-solving ability, ownership, attention to detail, and willingness to learn new technical areas quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems through rigorous analytical and engineering approaches.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced R&D environment with changing priorities.

• Experience with MEMS sensor development, characterization, manufacturing, or integration.
• Experience with semiconductor packaging, MEMS packaging, wafer-level packaging, die attach, wire bonding, or hermetic sealing.
• Experience with mechanical design, precision assemblies, tolerance analysis, fixture development, or product development.
• Experience with electrical characterization, automated test systems, data acquisition, NFC, RFID, low-power wireless communication, or sensor-system integration.
• Experience with reliability testing, failure analysis, environmental testing, or accelerated life testing.
• Experience with statistical analysis, design of experiments (DOE), JMP, Minitab, Python, or similar engineering analysis tools.
• Demonstrated excellence in academic, research, internship, or engineering project achievements.

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.