Staff Software Test Verification / Automation 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 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:

In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) division, we are redefining how medical technologies support patient care. As a global leader in Mechanical Circulatory and Cardiac Pressure Measurement Systems, we deliver breakthrough innovations that help restore health and quality of life. 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Test Verification / Automation Engineer with expertise in cloud-native web and mobile applications. This role is pivotal in ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of our software systems that integrate IoT-enabled medical devices, patient management platforms, and cloud-based services. 

Your contributions will directly impact the safety and effectiveness of life-saving technologies used in heart failure management. You will lead verification efforts across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), collaborating with cross-functional teams including software development, systems engineering, quality, and regulatory affairs. 

What You’ll Work On 

• Lead and execute software verification activities for cloud-based web and mobile applications in a regulated medical device environment. 

• Develop and maintain verification plans, protocols, and reports in compliance with FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and other applicable standards. 

• Collaborate with product owners, software architects and developers to ensure testability and traceability of requirements. 

• Support risk analysis, defect triage, and root cause investigations. 

• Participate in design reviews and contribute to verification-related documentation for regulatory submissions. 

• Drive continuous improvement in verification processes, tools, and metrics. 

• Design and implement automated and manual test strategies for functional, integration, system, and regression testing, with a focus on scalable and maintainable solutions. 

• Build and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable software delivery. 

• Mentor junior verification engineers and contribute to technical leadership across the team. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering