Job Description

Overview

The position is for an Engineer II at Abbott Park, Illinois, focusing on hands-on laboratory support for troubleshooting and evaluating complex electromechanical systems used in product development and service engineering activities.

Responsibilities

  • Perform hands-on troubleshooting and fault isolation of PCBs, cables, fluidic systems, mechanical hardware, motors, valves, pumps, and related components.
  • Utilize oscilloscopes and other diagnostic tools to identify and resolve system issues.
  • Conduct system runs, testing activities, evaluations, and engineering analyses to support product development and service engineering efforts.
  • Collaborate with software, hardware, and firmware engineers to investigate and resolve technical issues.
  • Execute design verification testing, document results, and generate engineering test reports.
  • Build, modify, and evaluate prototype fixtures, tools, and breadboard assemblies.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, including procedures, specifications, schematics, and mechanical layouts.
  • Apply engineering principles and independent judgment to solve complex technical problems with minimal supervision.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives, process enhancements, and risk management activities.
  • Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, quality requirements, and company procedures.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field required.
  • 3-5 years of experience; minimum 6 months of hands-on engineering experience gained through professional employment, internships, co-ops, research labs, or academic projects.
  • Experience troubleshooting electronic and electromechanical systems.
  • Ability to independently investigate, diagnose, and resolve technical issues.
  • Strong technical documentation and reporting skills.
  • Comfortable working in a laboratory environment and performing repetitive testing activities.

Additional Information

  • Location: Abbott Park, Illinois 60064
  • Duration: 12 months

How this job compares in Grace Abbott Homes, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$40/hr across 278 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Grace Abbott Homes, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Grace Abbott Homes, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 211 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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