Senior Software System Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Sr. Software Systems Engineer

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’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• 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

The Sr. Software Systems Engineer works out of our St. Paul, MN location in the Electrophysiology Division. This is a fully onsite role.

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

We are recruiting for a Senior Software Systems Engineer to join our software integration team. In this technical role, you will be a critical contributor in the development and deployment of software solutions to support our development programs and building compelling products within Abbott’s Electrophysiology Division.

What You’ll Work On

• Work with other engineers on the software team and cross-functionally to develop workflow tests and identify software defects prior to releasing the software
• Assist in investigating, prioritizing and fixing software defects, including issues that arise in the field
• Participate and contribute to use case and requirements reviews during feature definition
• Develop protocols to test new and existing algorithms, which may involve writing scripts
• Work cross-functionally to determine appropriate system level behavior and system integration during development
• Develop clinically relevant testing, which may involve communicating with clinical specialists to understand workflows

Education And Experience You'll Bring

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical) or related discipline
• Minimum 6 years of experience in related industry, preferably medical devices
• Strong problem solving skills
• Experience with system level testing of medical devices, preferably cardiac mapping systems
• Experience developing test protocols
• Basic coding knowledge and experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate to all levels of the organization

Preferred Experience

• Master’s Degree in Engineering (Biomedical), Computer Science, or related discipline
• 2+ years of experience in Electrophysiology, with strong understanding of system level testing
• Proficient in C++, Qt, Python, Software Test Automation, Unit Testing, Static Code Analysis, Continuous Integration tools, and DevOps

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