Sr. Software 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:

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 yearAn 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 location in Sylmar, CA currently has an opportunity for a Sr. Software Engineer.  As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

What You’ll Work On

• Understand product requirements and use cases, and work on verification applications for Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) remote care in the areas including but not limited to - technical requirements development, identify test strategy, development of test design, test cases, test procedures and scripts, and test execution. 
• Independently develop, debug and maintain automated test procedures
• Trains/mentors others on the teams
• Participates in and supports the implementation, development, enhancements, and modifications to software test scripts, and procedures
• Debugs, troubleshoots, and isolates software problems as well as offers strategic solutions, analysis, and advice regarding identified issues for future development
• Identifies parameters, structure, and critical test components
• Writes, updates, or executes test design, test cases, as well as test procedures (automated, semi-automated or manual) and analyzes and reports test results
• Create test scenarios to simulate clinical workflows related to Class III and Class II medical Devices such as ICDs, Pacemakers and Heart Monitors.
• Contributes to and supports writing, updating, developing and maintaining Hazard/Risk/Cyber Security analysis specifications and cybersecurity testing
• Working from requirement specifications, develops, maintains, and updates design/test protocols
• Presents at design reviews; documents and resolves issues
• Perform analysis and defect repair of one or more issues in the applications, as well as perform root cause analysis and identify corrective and preventive actions to address current and future issues.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.  Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Software engineering, computer science, or a related engineering field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 6 years of progressively more responsible work experience in a range of software engineering disciplines using a variety of programming methods 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with C# and/or Java is required
• Experience with formal software development methodologies, and source code management is recommended
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