Abbott

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Abbott$114K — $228K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years in Engineering or related field, or Master's with 7+ years, or Doctorate with 2+ years.
  • Expertise in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, and Python.
  • Strong knowledge of development tools including IDEs and debuggers.
  • Experience with software testing and development life cycle processes.
  • Proven skills in embedded systems for safety-critical products.
  • Strong debugging and troubleshooting abilities.
  • Ability to mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

  • Lead software development and validation for embedded software products.
  • Design and implement software in relevant programming languages.
  • Develop and maintain detailed design and interface specifications based on requirements.
  • Write, update, execute, and report on test designs and procedures.
  • Support the enhancement and modification of software code and procedures.
  • Independently debug, troubleshoot, and provide strategic solutions for software issues.
  • Contribute to the evaluation, documentation, and risk analysis for software designs.

Benefits

  • Participation in a global network of talented professionals in healthcare.
  • Opportunity to influence health outcomes through technology development.
  • Access to advanced tools and methodologies in software engineering.
  • Career growth opportunities in a leading healthcare organization.
  • Support for continued learning and development.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Opportunity:

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

We need you to help accelerate our development of the next generation of bio-wearables by building software development and test infrastructure that emphasizes safety, quality, and reliability above all else.

This is an opportunity to break new ground, defining what is needed, leading project working groups, and measuring the impact of the team's work.

What you'll do:
  • Plan, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded software projects.
  • Design multi-worker systems that are robust to hardware failures and upgrade outages.
  • Work with embedded software and electrical engineers to build infrastructure-as-code solutions for automated, on-target testing of medical devices.
  • Collaborate with cross functional engineering teams to develop and collect metrics on infrastructure impact on developer velocity, product reliability, and cost.
  • Document testing infrastructure for ease of use.
  • Prepare run books for testing infrastructure so that others can resolve common problems with minimal support.
  • Evaluate new technology alternatives and implementations of CI/CD initiatives, providing associated training and documentation as required.
  • Lead projects by developing schedules, planning and purchasing physical infrastructure and SW licensing, keeping projects on budget.
  • Offer strategic solutions, analysis, and advice regarding identified issues for future development.
  • Support company initiatives and comply with regulatory requirements by FDA and other relevant global regulatory agencies.

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of experience in Engineering or related field or master's degree with 7+ years of experience or Doctorate Degree with 2+ years of experience.
  • Expert knowledge in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket CI, GitHub Actions, etc.).
  • Expert knowledge in scripting languages that run on both Windows 11 systems and Linux cloud containers (Python, PowerShell, etc.).
  • Experience with embedded software test infrastructure or Hardware-in-the-Loop testing.
  • Experience with software development life cycle processes.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Excellent knowledge and experience in communications design and test using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, TCP/IP is a plus.
  • Experience working with safety critical software systems especially in the medical device space.
  • Practical experience in embedded software languages (C, C++, assembly, etc.).
  • Knowledge of the principles of quality software engineering as described by software lifecycle development processes that are consistent with ISO, IEEE, or other FDA recognized standards.
  • Knowledge of design controls and regulations for medical device development.


The base pay for this position is
$114,000.00 - $228,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Product Development

DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care

LOCATION:
United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

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Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
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+15.6%
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$34.6 billion
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