Systems Engineer II

Location: United States - California - San Diego

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.

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.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 worldwide 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
The Systems Engineer position works on site in our San Diego, CA location in the Infectious Diseases Business Unit. 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. 

About the Role

As a Systems Engineer, you will help design, develop, test, and improve complex systems throughout their entire lifecycle. You'll work across multiple engineering disciplines to ensure products meet customer needs, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving continuous improvement.

What You'll Do

• Support system design, development, integration, and testing activities

• Document requirements, processes, technical reports, and engineering changes

• Investigate root causes of manufacturing and product challenges and recommend solutions

• Collaborate with engineering teams including Design, Software, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations

• Define and analyze system requirements and specifications

• Participate in design reviews and evaluate system performance and reliability

• Conduct system and risk analyses to identify and resolve issues

• Drive process improvements to increase efficiency and product quality

• Apply systems engineering best practices throughout the product lifecycle

• Maintain current knowledge of engineering methods, tools, and industry standards

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)

• Minimum of 3 years of systems engineering experience

• Experience leading complex system analysis and risk assessments

• Experience using data to support decisions and influence stakeholders

• Ability to apply principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance.

• Demonstrated Customer Focus, making their needs a primary focus for one's actions.

• Experience leading complex system and risk analysis.

• Ability to lead and utilize data to make decisions and influence stakeholders.

• Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of Systems Engineering principles and concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and methodologies

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Ability to think holistically and apply systems-thinking concepts

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated technical expertise, creativity, and independent judgment

• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering quality solutions

• Ability to travel up to 30% internationally

• Ability to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines

• Experience supporting product development activities

• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills

• Passion for continuous learning and process improvement

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

Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is $81,500.00 – $141,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.