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 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

　　The Opportunity

　　We are recruiting for a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to join our Abbott Heart Failure team in Pleasanton, CA, where we are focused on helping people with heart failure manage their health and ultimately change and save lives. The engineer will be primarily working on the CardioMEMS HF portfolio, which remotely monitors changes in pulmonary artery (PA) pressure, an early indicator of the onset of worsening heart failure, to aid physicians in preventing worsening heart failure, lower heart failure mortality rates, and improve quality of life for our heart failure patients. The role is responsible for driving the systems engineering for a wide range of CardioMEMS products including implantable sensors, hospital electronic systems, patient electronic systems, mobile application software, and cloud. This person will help to drive and lead the development of new programs and next generation products, including system design and architecture, requirements definition and management, design documentation, and system testing, verification, and validation.

　　Primary Responsibilities:

　　Lead product definition, system architecture, requirements writing, requirements management, requirements analysis, risk analysis, System V&V, and design control documentation, from design conception to launch.s.

　　Drive systems level decision making, accounting for and prioritizing critical needs and requirements and assessing against various options and solutions.

　　Gather, assess, and analyze needs and inputs from stakeholders and translates to system architecture, definition, and requirements.

　　Lead the planning of programs and system engineering tasks including timelines, budgets, and prioritization.

　　Perform system level characterization of devices through development to refine requirements and finalize the design for System V&V. Collect, organize, analyze, document, and present results.

　　Lead the product development through System V&V testing, data analysis, and documentation.

　　Communicate effectively to cross-functional teams and senior management.

　　Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Bachler’s Degree in Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Software, or Biomedical), Computer Science, or related discipline

　　9+ years of experience in a similar position, including systems design and integration experience (integrating all system components - electrical, mechanical, software), system architecture, requirement/user need gathering, and/or end-to-end (ideation to commercialization) technical product development experience

　　Experience leading and managing other engineers to complete project work

　　Experience working in new product development of medical device industry

　　Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate to all levels of the organization

　　Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Advanced degree in Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Software, or Biomedical), Computer Science, or related discipline with 10 years of work experience

　　Experience and expertise with systems consisting of hardware, software, mobile app, and cloud components

　　Experience and expertise with systems with RF, electromagnetics, ASICs, Bluetooth, and NFC technologies

　　Class III implantable medical device experience

　　Strong knowledge of a development process consistent with ISO, FDA design control standards or requirements, and risk management practices.

　　Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate information from varied disciplines including Clinical Medicine, Engineering, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs

　　WHAT WE OFFER

　　At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

　　Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

　　Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

　　Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

　　Paid time off

　　401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

　　The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

　　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 the 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 on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

　　The base pay for this position is $125,700.00 – $251,500.00. 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]