Staff Systems Engineer

Abbott

  • Atlanta, GA
  • $97,300-194,700 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
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 AbbottAt 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
student debt program, and 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 OpportunityWe are recruiting a Staff Systems Engineer to join our Abbott Heart Failure team in Atlanta, GA, 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, external reader systems used by clinicians and patients, mobile application software, and cloud-based web applications. 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.What You’ll Work On
  • 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.
  • Participate and 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 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.
  • Plan, execute, and/or lead 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 (Mechanical, Computer, Electrical, or Software), Computer Science, or related discipline
  • 8+ years of in a similar position, including systems engineering and integration experience (integrating all system components - electrical, mechanical, software), system architecture, requirement/user need gathering, end-to-end (ideation to commercialization) technical product development experience, and/or system-level verification
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Computer, Electrical, or Software), Computer Science, or related discipline
  • 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, specifically supporting heart failure and/or cardiovascular systems and experience with biologic sensors (flow, pressure, EKG, etc)
  • 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
  • Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor and leader in a fast-paced, changing environment
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: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 , on Facebook at , and on Twitter @AbbottNews.The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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