Abbott

Senior Software Requirement Engineer

Abbott • $90K — $180K *
Sylmar, CA 91342In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Reposted 1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in managing system/software requirements, familiar with tools like IBM DOORS.
  • Expertise in eliciting and documenting requirements from stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for relaying technical concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Proven collaboration abilities with team members to gather inputs and refine requirements.
  • Self-motivated with a track record for driving investigations and delivering tasks independently.
  • Ability to adjust documentation detail based on audience and project stage.
  • Quick aptitude for learning new technical concepts and sharing insights with the team.

Responsibilities

  • Create and manage formal subsystem-level software requirements.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze needs and validate system requirements.
  • Take ownership of features, planning and coordinating with team, and updating project leads.
  • Lead and participate in technical discussions and design reviews.
  • Assess risks and complexity for proposed new features during investigations.
  • Develop expertise in specified areas to support development and verification teams.

Benefits

  • In-person and on-site work environment at the Abbott facility in Sylmar, California.
  • Opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge technology in medical devices.
  • Engagement in cross-functional collaboration, enhancing teamwork skills.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Main Responsibilities
  • Create, define, and maintain formal subsystem-level software requirements.
  • Analyze system requirements, user needs, and system designs; collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather, refine, and validate requirements.
  • Take ownership of assigned features or updates, including planning work, coordinating with team members, communicating progress, and aligning activities with project leads.
  • Lead and contribute to technical discussions and design reviews related to assigned features.
  • Support investigation of proposed new features by assessing technical risk, implementation complexity, and development effort.
  • Develop deep subject-matter expertise in assigned areas, enabling effective support of development and verification teams and participation in systems engineering discussions related to new features and defect investigations.


Key Skills for Success in This Role
  • Requirements Management Experience:
    3+ years of experience managing system, software, firmware, or related requirements, including the use of tools such as IBM DOORS or equivalent.
  • Requirements Elicitation and Analysis:
    Strong ability to elicit, analyze, and document requirements by engaging with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams.
  • Clear Communication:
    Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration:
    Proven ability to work closely with team members, gather input, understand concerns, and incorporate feedback into well-structured requirements.
  • Self-Direction and Ownership:
    Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and drive assigned investigations and deliverables to completion.
  • Appropriate Level of Detail:
    Skill in tailoring the level of detail in requirements and documentation to suit the audience, purpose, and development phase.
  • Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
    Ability to quickly learn new features, technologies, and domains through research, documentation review, and expert engagement, and effectively share this knowledge with the team.
  • Conceptual Understanding:
    Strong aptitude for understanding new technical concepts and explaining them accurately and concisely to others.


Preferred Experience:
  • Experience with DOORS
  • Experience working with medical devices specifically related to Jude Medical/Abbott Pacemakers, ICDs and ICMs


This position is for in-person and on-site work at the Abbott facility in Sylmar California.

The base pay for this position is
$90,000.00 - $180,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Product Development

DIVISION:
CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

LOCATION:
United States > Sylmar : 13150 Telfair Avenue

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

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), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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Learn more about Abbott
Size
113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
NASDAQ
ABT
* Ladders Estimates

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