Staff Systems Engineer at Abbott Laboratories

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.

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 student debt program and FreeU 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

This position works out of our Irving, TX location in Abbott Core Diagnostics. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

What You’ll Work On

The Staff Systems Engineer hired in this role will lead a cross functional team on a subproject in the development of new products. In addition, they will solve complex product development problems, create system-level design documentation and requirements specifications, and collaborate with marketing, engineering, and other stakeholders.

They will also:

• Participate in specialized functions like algorithm development, user interface development, chemical process development, or data analysis methodology.

• Follow specialized procedures to execute experiments, evaluate, and document results.

• Build working relationships with cross-functional groups.

• Define products, design system architecture, write and manage requirements, perform risk and hazard analysis, and handle product testing and evaluation, System V&V, and design control documentation.

• Optimize design processes.

• Design and conduct system-level characterization/verification of complex systems; collect, organize, analyze, and document test results.

• Integrate analytical and performance-related elements with software, hardware, and electronics system components.

• Communicate effectively and participate in cross-functional development teams, using good negotiating skills to guide multi-disciplinary teams toward solutions.

• Ensure the effectiveness of the quality system.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physical science or related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Product development experience in Engineering or physical science.

• 6+ years of experience in general engineering/science principals and laboratory skills.

• Strong knowledge of defined development process that is consistent with ISO, FDA design control standards or requirements.

• Experienced in one or more of the following: Electro-mechanical, software,

• mathematical, chemical or biochemical technologies as they pertain to the design,

• integration, evaluation and commercialization of diagnostic systems.

• Ability to work on many subjects concurrently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree is preferred

• 1+ years of experience in similar role/field/industry.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $83,000.00 – $166,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.