Staff Systems 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Tech Center in St. Paul, MN in the EP division.

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.

The Staff Systems Engineer serves as a senior technical leader within the Systems Verification organization, responsible for leading system integration and verification for complex, cross-functional medical device systems (including hardware, software, catheter, and accessory components).

This role drives the development and execution of verification strategies across major programs, applying deep systems engineering expertise, clinical workflow understanding, and product knowledge to translate user, customer, regulatory, and performance requirements into robust system-level verification solutions.

The position owns or significantly contributes to complex programs, while also influencing adjacent efforts, mentoring engineers, and advancing verification practices, tools, and organizational capabilities to improve quality, efficiency, and consistency.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead system integration and systems verification strategy, planning, and execution for new product development, research and technology, and sustaining engineering programs. 
• Lead system integration and verification activities for complex medical device systems across new product and sustaining programs.
• Develop and execute verification strategies, plans, and acceptance criteria aligned with customer, regulatory, and performance requirements.
• Serve as a technical lead on major programs, ensuring alignment on deliverables, risks, and timelines.
• Translate user needs and system requirements into effective verification approaches across hardware, software, and workflows.
• Lead technical investigations, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex system issues.
• Drive development and improvement of test methods, tools, and verification processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve issues and achieve program objectives.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to building organizational capability.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, and design control standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Systems engineering, Electrical engineering. Software engineering, computer science, or a related engineering field (Mechanical or Biomedical) or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Masters Degree- Advanced credential in a relevant discipline/concentration, including Biomedical Engineering, preferred.
• Minimum 8 years progressively more responsible work experience in related engineering field, Medical Device Industry preferred.
• Professional certification or designation preferred. Training and experience in Systems Engineering / Verification and Validatio