3 days ago
Base Salary
$78k - $156k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead embedded software development, verification, and validation activities while meeting delivery, budgetary, quality, and regulatory objectives.
- Design, develop, test, document, and maintain embedded software throughout the medical device software lifecycle.
- Lead technical teams, mentor less experienced engineers, and provide technical guidance on software development and maintenance.
- Implement software design controls in accordance with FDA guidelines and support conformance with IEC 62304 and IEC 60601 standards.
- Design test methods, verify system and component capabilities, document results, and provide technical support for testing, manufacturing, and analysis.
- Collaborate with electrical engineers on requirements, design, testing, system bring-up, and design reviews.
- Work with quality, regulatory, marketing, manufacturing, external suppliers, manufacturers, physicians, customers, and notified bodies.
- Identify breakthrough technical solutions and improve software development tools and processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 10 years of engineering or related experience, or relevant experience alternatives including at least 5 years of software engineering experience or a related master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience, with preferred experience levels of 7 years with a bachelor’s degree or 5 years with a master’s degree.
- Advanced programming experience in C, C++, C#, or Python, including C for embedded systems and ARM-based microcontrollers.
- Experience with systems engineering in a medical product development environment and debugging embedded hardware.
- Knowledge of embedded systems design, embedded firmware, communication protocols, motors, RFID, sensors, and microprocessor-based systems.
- Experience or ability to develop data acquisition and data processing solutions, with advanced data analytics and data-driven solution skills preferred.
- Preferred experience with analog and digital circuit design and detailed knowledge of IEC 62304 and IEC 60601-1.
- Preferred experience designing and implementing CI/CD and HIL pipelines for embedded projects.
- Ability to lead complex software development efforts, communicate effectively, manage multiple responsibilities, and work with cross-functional and external stakeholders.
- Experience using AI to draft requirements and documentation, write unit tests, conduct code reviews, and refactor code is preferred.
Benefits
- The position is based at Abbott’s New Brighton/St. Paul, Minnesota location.
- The role includes approximately 10% travel and follows a standard work shift.
- The base pay range is $78,000.00–$156,000.00.
About Abbott
Abbott is a NYSE‑listed healthcare company that develops diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition products, and branded generic medicines for clinicians and consumers. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Abbott Park, Illinois, it sells products in more than 160 countries, including the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system. Revenue comes primarily from product sales to hospitals, clinics, and retail channels.