System Engineer I

Location: United States - California - Pleasanton

Category: Research & Development

Employment Type: Full time

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.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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

We are recruiting a 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 to 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, which is used to prevent worsening heart failure, lower heart failure mortality rates, and improve quality of life for our heart failure patients. 

Systems engineering defines, designs, tests, and integrates components, disciplines, and products within the CardioMEMS HF System, including implantable sensors, external reader systems used by clinicians and patients, mobile application software, and cloud-based web applications.  The System Engineer will help execute tasks during design change projects and development of next generation products, including requirements definition and management, design documentation, and system testing, verification, and validation.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyzes input requirements for medical devices and translates these into specific system requirements and interface specifications. Documents system requirements using requirement management tools, and supports requirement development by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests, etc. Updates and maintains feature specifications in narrowly defined areas for specific projects.
• Participates in and contributes to the broad cross functional review of various design documentation and analyses.  Presents systems engineering documentation and analyses in review meetings.
• Plans, coordinates, and develops system evaluation and testing activities based on analysis of system requirements, user needs, and system design.
• Simulates or tests aspects of new products or algorithms to evaluate prototypes, verify the design meets requirements, and validate whether performance and output meet customers’ intended use requirements.
• Provides input into the development of system verification plans and procedures.  Executes procedures to conduct those tests.  Documents results and writes test reports that demonstrate safety and efficacy of the tested product and are reviewed by regulatory bodies.
• Conducts feasibility studies, benchmarking studies, reliability testing, and/or interaction testing.
• Assists in troubleshooting issues to determine root cause and possible engineering solutions.
• Applies sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving system-level issues.
• Uses strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in timely manner.  Uses strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail, to complete tasks.
• Works within a team and as an individual contributor with generalized supervision in a fast-paced, changing environment. Works with independence, with minimal supervision and direction, demonstrating initiative and proactiveness. 

Required Qualifications:

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

Preferred  Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Computer, Electrical, or Software), Computer Science, or related discipline
• 6 months’ experience in medical product development
• Class III implantable medical device experience, specifically supporting heart failure and/or cardiovascular systems and experience with biologic sensors (flow, pressure, EKG, etc)
• 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
• Knowledge of a development process consistent with ISO, FDA design control standards or requirements, and risk management practices.
• Experience effectively integrating 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 $73,900.00 – $116,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.