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 will have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

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 is based at our Ottawa office within the Point of Care division and requires on-site presence five days per week. Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, information technology, and toxicology. As the Senior Engineer in the Facilities Department, you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in the site's Facility electrical infrastructure that supports Manufacturing, R&D;, and office-space operations.

This position leads the electrical engineering oversight, optimization, and continuous improvement of critical facility systems, ensuring their reliability, capacity, and contributes to strategic decision-making for electrical infrastructure planning.

What You'll Do

Lead Facility Infrastructure & Critical Utilities

Ensure the reliable operation, performance, and compliance of electrical systems, HVAC, water, compressed air, emergency power, and other critical manufacturing utilities.

Serve as the Site Electrical Engineering Expert

Provide technical leadership for power distribution, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, electrical safety,



troubleshooting, and infrastructure reliability.

Manage Capital Projects & Facility Upgrades

Lead facility expansion, renovation, and infrastructure improvement projects from design and budgeting through commissioning and project closeout.

Support Compliance, Validation & Controlled Environments

Maintain validated facility systems and cleanroom environments while supporting GMP, ISO, FDA, Health Canada, and quality system requirements.

Drive Reliability, Asset Management & Continuous Improvement

Develop strategies to improve asset performance, reduce downtime, optimize maintenance programs, and enhance facility and utility reliability.

Provide Technical Leadership & Business Partnership

Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and EHS teams while mentoring engineers and influencing long-term infrastructure and sustainability strategies.

Required Qualifications A bachelor's degree (Engineering, Electrical is preferred).

Seven plus years of experience as a facilities engineer.

Experience leading facility infrastructure programs rather than just maintaining equipment.

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

Experience managing capital projects.

Experience with

Electrical distribution systems

Medium and low-voltage power systems

Generators, UPS, switchgear, transformers

HVAC and cleanroom systems

BAS/BMS platforms

Asset reliability and lifecycle management

Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)

GMP/ISO environments

Ontario Building Code

Experience supporting a regulated manufacturing environment (FDA, GMP, ISO 13485, cleanrooms)





Job Details The annual base salary for this position ranges from $87,000.00 to $127,600.00 CAD. The salary range provided applies to Canada only and does not apply to any other locations outside of Canada.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is N/A In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family / Division / Location

JOB FAMILY: Engineering DIVISION: APOC Point of Care LOCATION: Canada > Ottawa : 185 Corkstown Road ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Not specified MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Company Culture & Values

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential - because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. Whether it's next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we create new solutions - across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life's greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal chance employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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