Principal Electrical 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:

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’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• 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

Our Diagnostics business currently has an opportunity for a Principal Electrical Engineer for our Santa Clara, CA or Irving, TX location.  The Principal Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the development of analog and digital electronic sub-systems in new products and for on market product improvements and issue resolution. Leads technical teams comprised of internal and external resources. Reports to the R&D Director of Hardware Engineering.

What You’ll Work On

• Develops, designs, and evaluates electronics schematics, layout, assemblies and processes.
• Develops new concepts and associated electrical designs from initial design to product launch.
• Design and troubleshoot electronics interfaces to other sub-systems, including mechanical, fluidic, and optics.
• Design/review circuits and systems for robustness against EMI and ESD.
• Develops high quality documentation for Hardware Design Descriptions, requirements, test plans, and test reports.
• Conducts feasibility studies to verify capability and functionality.
• Executes Verification and Validation tests.
• Stays up to date and understands relevant regulatory standards, such as EN/IEC 60601.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Directs support staff and coordinates project activities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or closely related field with 6-years (10+ desired) of relevant, progressive work experience, advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of hardware design and development experience, including at least 3-years direct experience in developing regulated medical devices under design control.
• Expertise in cost-effective high-reliability electronics design
• Expertise in bringing analog circuit designs from concept to production.
• Expertise in designing signal processing boards with associated embedded controller solutions (ARM processor experience desired).
• Expertise in designing signal processing with FPGA/ARM programming.
• Ability to innovate with a history of successful product releases.
• Experience with simulation tools (e.g. circuit simulation, layout simulation, or mathematical modeling).
• Knowledge of electrical and optoelectronics principles, practices, and procedures.
• Engineering experience in medical device products with optoelectronics and/or IVD.
• Proven track record of bringing designs from concept to volume production, including drawing generation, rapid prototyping, laboratory set-ups of prototypes, and/or verification testing on optoelectronics subsystems.
• Familiarity with systems engineerin