Abbott

Senior Software Design Assurance Engineer

Abbott$78K — $156K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field
  • Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in Quality or related fields
  • Knowledge of regulations and standards for medical and non-medical software development
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
  • Preferred: Advanced degree in relevant fields
  • Preferred: Direct experience with quality engineering tools and methodologies
  • Preferred: Experience in a cross-division business unit model

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical and quality system guidance for software requirements
  • Oversee software verification and validation for new products
  • Lead meetings to prioritize and manage action plans for development issues
  • Conduct risk evaluations and management activities related to software
  • Participate in reviews to ensure compliance with design and deliverables
  • Assess need for, and support non-product software validation
  • Contribute to product cybersecurity assessments with cross-functional teams

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits for you and your family
  • Diverse career opportunities within the company
  • Structured training programs for personal and professional development
  • Support for audits and continuous quality system improvement activities
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Senior Software Design Assurance Engineer is responsible for supporting product development, executing and maintaining software quality engineering methodologies, and providing quality engineering support for software. The Senior Software Design Assurance Engineer position focuses primarily on software quality but also supports other aspects of product development based on experience.

What You'll Work On
  • Provides technical and quality system guides related to establishing software requirements.
  • Provide quality oversight for software verification and validation activities for new products in accordance with design planning procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, reviewing and approving software test case protocols and reports, reviewing software development plans, and reviewing other system and software documentation.
  • Leads meetings to prioritize, review, and/or approve action plans for addressing issues captured in problem resolution systems during development.
  • Leads risk evaluation and associated management activities related to software development, including Risk assessments (e.g., FMEA), product risk analysis, and mitigation of software issues.
  • Participates in technical and management reviews to ensure design plans, product design, and deliverables related to product software are met. Represent the quality engineering function for the review and approval of designated design outputs.
  • Provide quality oversight for non-product software validation by assessing the need for validation and preparing and/or supporting protocols, reports, and other documentation as required.
  • May be involved with supporting product cybersecurity assessments in conjunction with a cross-functional team
  • Complies with US FDA regulations, other country regulatory requirements, company policies, and procedures.
  • Maintains a strong, collaborative partnership with cross-functional team members, especially with R&D.
  • Works as an individual contributor and may provide guidance or oversee the work of other QE team members.
  • Develop and conduct training of company personnel for the divisional software development and validation program.
  • Support audits and lead quality system improvement activities.
  • Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.


Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field
  • Minimum of 5 years related work experience in Quality or a related field.
  • Knowledge of regulations, standards, and guidance affecting medical software and non-medical device software development.
  • Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advanced degree
  • Previous quality engineering experience and demonstrated use of quality tools/methodologies.
  • Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model.

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The base pay for this position is
$78,000.00 - $156,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality

DIVISION:
HF Heart Failure

LOCATION:
United States > Burlington: 23 Fourth Avenue

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Pleasanton : 6101 Stoneridge Dr

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

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

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Net Income
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Founded
1944
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