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At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

ABBOTT IRELAND

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

DIABETES CARE KILKENNY

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.

At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

THIS IS HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT ABBOTT:

Based at our new Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, Ireland the site’s Operation Systems Engineering function currently has an opportunity for a Vision Engineer to join their expanding team.

As the Vision Engineer, you will work closely with controls engineers, process engineers and quality engineers to validate and support vision systems in the production of our Diabetes sensors.

Responsibilities

• Owner of vision system hardware and software at the ADC Kilkenny site.

• Manage vision systems and devices which perform inspections and verifications on manufacturing production lines.

• Work with vision systems using Cognex, Keyence and Basler devices.

• Review, test and validate vision systems provided by OEM Vendors including Crest, Catalyx, Antares.

• SME on image emulation, image processing, metrology, feature extraction, data acquisition and pass / fail simulation, OCR, and object recognition.

• Review vision system performance and analyse failed images to drive continuous and yield improvement activities.

• Collaborate with site and divisional SME's to review hardware (e.g., cameras, lighting optics etc) for vision system applications and ensure they are calibrated to deliver accurate inspections, measurements, and image quality.

• Manage the storage and retrieval of large volumes of images from production line systems.

• Identify and implement performance optimizations to ensure that the vision system meets speed and efficiency requirements.

• Continuously collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to integrate the vision systems with new systems or platforms.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Level 7 NFQ qualification or equivalent. Engineering /Science, preferred.

• Minimum 2 plus years’ experience in a similar position.

• Working experience of Machine Vision Systems and a proven track record of having implemented the Cognex Insight camera hardware and spreadsheet platform, Cognex Vision Pro, or suitable equivalent to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the subject

• Excellent Troubleshooting/Diagnostics skills

• Competency in vision algorithm development and interfacing with PLC/HMI systems

• Working understanding of Optics, Lighting Techniques

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Computer, Electrical, Biomedical, or Software), or related discipline

• Experience working in the medical device industry

• Experience with designing, developing and validating vision systems

What we Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as:

• Family health insurance,

• Excellent pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Career Development

• Fantastic new facility

• Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/ , on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com