Principal Instrumentation Software Engineer, Windows

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose:

Combine software engineering expertise, leadership and a strong understanding of scientific, medical or laboratory instrumentation to support and enhance internally developed laboratory equipment. Conceive, design, engineer, and implement software, and technology solutions that solve significant engineering, scientific or business problems. 

The Instrumentation Software Engineer often writes software to interface with hardware components, including sensors, actuators, pumps, motors, cameras, and other electronic devices. They are involved in developing, software that controls and interacts with instruments and systems used for measurement, automation, and process control.  They critically evaluate relevant technological advances and integrate this knowledge into new business technology solutions.  They may act as team leaders in their area of expertise and mentor more junior software engineers.             

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain Linux and Windows based software solutions that improve the capabilities of internally developed laboratory instrumentation.
• Assist in the deployment and configuration of software applications in a biotech manufacturing environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including scientists, electrical and mechanical engineers, operations managers, and IT staff, to gather requirements and deliver software solutions that meet business needs. 
• Conduct software testing and validation to ensure quality, reliability and performance of applications. Adhere to team practices for software development, including version control, coding standards, code revi