Senior Software Engineer

Job Title

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

Candidate responsibilities include planning and delivering of custom in-house software tools developed for Implantable Device Firmware projects towards meeting both short term and long-term goals of customers; managing delivery of tool projects that meet customers' needs in terms of functionalities, performance, time, and cost; reporting progress of project to upper management and customers.

Typical daily activities may include the following:

• Working from requirement specifications, develops, maintains, and updates test requirements and design;
• Supports implementation, new creation, enhancements, and modifications to software tools applications;
• Debugs, troubleshoots, and isolates software problems and offers strategic advice regarding identified issues for future development;
• Develops design concepts (i.e. parameters, structure, and core components).
• Presents at design reviews; documents and resolves issues as directed.
• Contributes to and supports reviews held by other engineers on related projects and provide useful feedback.
• Contributes to and supports a variety of development and test phase efforts.
• May write and update requirement specifications for an assigned area.
• Reviews project deliverables such as specifications, code, and test/tool procedures for feasibility, thoroughness, clarity, correctness, and accuracy.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Qualifications

Sufficient software knowledge and experience to understand technical solution towards meeting customers' need a must.

Ability to plan for project deliverables and manage the project team towards meeting schedule and cost, as well as delivering product of high quality a must.

Ability to communicate technical solutions and issues clearly and adequately to management as well as members on the project a must.

Experience and knowledge of software development process as required for medical device industry a plus.

Ability to lead and manage a team from multiple sites to work cohesively a plus.

Ability to identify initiatives for process improvement a plus.

Ability to capture and analyze customer's needs, to understand design and solution towards solutions a must.

Experience with MS Office tools a must.

Experience in programming languages such as C++, C# and Java preferred.

Experience of operating systems such as Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS preferred.

Experience of multi-tasking systems and real-time application development (ex. threading, semaphores, processes, etc.) preferred.

Experience of low-level real time system development, such as interrupts, and device drivers preferred.

Experience with Objected Oriented Analysis and Design concepts preferred.

Experience with tools such as Install Aware, AccuRev, and ClearQuest a plus.

Knowledge of hardware breadboards and PC hardware system interfaces and embedded systems a plus.

Require BS/BA degree in CS, EE, or in related field, or relevant coursework, or typically 3+ years of work experience in a related field. MS degree in CS, EE, or related field preferred.

The base pay for this position is $86,700.00 - $173,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com