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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

　　Working at Abbott

　　At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.

　　Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

　　An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

　　Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

　　The Opportunity:

　　Our Diagnostics business currently has an opportunity for the role of Senior Software Engineer for our Irving , TX location. The primary function of this position is to develop software for an automated IVD system for blood and plasma screening.

　　What You’ll Work On:

　　Participate in a team-oriented environment to define and develop user interface, business rules, and data management applications.

　　Provide mentoring and guidance for more junior engineers.

　　Software development responsibilities include executing software development life cycle activities from software requirements, design and implementation through design verification.

　　Develop, test and integrate software using current software technologies.

　　Requires the ability to estimate and plan own work activities, coordinate activities with other software engineers and review other software engineers’ work.

　　Able to apply the latest software design and development tools and techniques as required.

　　Support software feature definition activities by working closely with software system engineers, software developers, software testers, and other subject matter experts.

　　EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　B.S. in Computer Science or similar engineering disciplines including Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering is required.

　　6+ years of experience designing and developing software.

　　Good knowledge of software engineering principles

　　Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Extensive experience developing Windows Desktop applications utilizing .NET framework.

　　Strong background in .NET/C#, WCF, C++, etc.

　　User Interface development in WPF/XAML

　　Database development using SQL Server

　　Strong Objected Oriented Analysis and Design skills

　　Familiarity with modern software architecture and design patterns

　　Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

　　Demonstrated ability to set and meet tight deadlines and function well under pressure.

　　Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx . Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

　　Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

　　The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. 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 [email protected]