Embedded 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 year
• 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

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.   

The Embedded Software Engineer will contribute to the design and development of software across one or more domains: embedded under a disciplined product development process that meets FDA requirements. They will also work on software design, coding, and validating software, supporting verification and validation testing, and ensuring that all product development conforms to design specifications and coding standards for medical devices. This person will exercise judgment in coding following the software designs and conducting investigation activities following defined methods. Lastly, this person will also develop productive internal/external working relationships. #software

What you’ll work on

• Design and implement software in current programming languages (e.g. C, C++, C#, python).
• Assist in the preparation of software design requirements and detailed design specifications for implementation of software designs per Abbott design development process.
• Assist in the evaluation of selected designs through testing and full documentation of the results.
• Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Participate in software development, verification and validation following the guidance of software lead.
• Follow approved Design Control procedures for software development in accordance with FDA guidelines.
• At this level, it is expected the candidate will have proficiency in software implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. Masters preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in software development (combination of programming-heavy coursework, school projects, freelance work and professional experience).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong familiarity with current development tools (IDEs, debuggers, unit test frameworks).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on embedded UI design and supporting data calculation reports is a strong plus. 
• Excellent Knowledge and experience with the technologies of an embedded display device is a plus.  
• Excellent experience in design sharing between an embedded and app design is a plus.
• Experience testing software is a plus.
• Knowledge of design controls and regulations for medical device development is a plus.
• Knowledge of the principles of quality software engineering as described by software lifecycle development processes that are consistent with ISO, IEEE, or other FDA recogniz