Staff Systems Engineer

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Job Title

Sr. Systems Engineer

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 will also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Free medical coverage for employees through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.

• Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit.

• A company recognized as a great place to work around the world and among the most admired companies by Fortune.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Abbott Neuromodulation is a market leader in mobile minimally invasive implantable technologies that help people living with chronic pain and movement disorders. Through advanced embedded systems sensing technologies and mobile applications we develop differentiated therapy ecosystems that improve patient outcomes.

Our Plano Texas site has an opportunity for a Staff Systems Engineer. This senior individual contributor will lead systems engineering architecture and requirements definition for complex active implantable medical-device platforms. The role translates clinical user and business needs into robust verifiable system solutions and guides system design across electrical hardware embedded firmware algorithms software mechanical interfaces and human factors to deliver safe high-performing products.

The successful candidate is a hands-on systems design engineer and technical leader who is comfortable resolving ambiguous cross-disciplinary problems; making sound design tradeoffs; and guiding product development from early concept through commercialization. This is a non-supervisory role.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead system architecture design and requirements strategy for complex neuromodulation products and technology platforms.
• Translate patient clinician customer and business needs into measurable system performance requirements design inputs and acceptance criteria.
• Guide system design across electrical hardware sensing embedded firmware algorithms external software mechanical interfaces and multidisciplinary subsystems.
• Define and assess system behaviors performance budgets tradeoffs operating parameters and failure modes to reduce technical risk and optimize safety usability reliability and product performance.
• Partner with firmware and software teams to shape embedded control signal-processing and data-analysis algorithms; establish system-level requirements and verification approaches for those capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews technical investigations and root-cause analyses; communicate clear recommendations that resolve complex system issues.
• Guide development and execution of system characterization tests to drive design and requirements define operating ranges/tolerances and establish performance budgets.
• Apply risk management design-control practices and industry standards appropriate for regulated medical devices; support design history file documentation regulatory submissions and audit readiness.
• Influence platform strategy technology roadmaps and engineering practices through sound technical judgment and a whole-system perspective.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen systems engineering capability through technical leadership knowledge sharing and disciplined problem solving.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in systems Biomedical Electrical Computer Mechanical or Software Engineering or a related engineering or scientific field.
• 8 years of relevant R&D or product-development experience including systems engineering system design or requirements architecture for complex multidisciplinary products.
• Demonstrated experience defining system architectures requirements interfaces design tradeoffs and verification strategies.
• Experience guiding cross-functional design alignment across hardware firmware software and clinical disciplines to resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong technical leadership communication and influence skills with the ability to lead without direct authority.
• Experience working in a regulated development environment and applying risk management design controls and relevant industry standards.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in biomedical electrical computer systems engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience with Class II or Class III medical devices particularly active implantable devices neuromodulation cardiac rhythm management or other electro-mechanical therapy systems.
• Hands-on system design experience spanning embedded firmware electrical or mixed-signal hardware sensors and algorithms such as signal processing control estimation or data analysis.
• Experience designing characterizing or validating sensing stimulation neural-interface motor-control battery-powered wireless or other safety-critical embedded systems.
• Experience using systems modeling or requirements-management tools and applying Model-Based Systems Engineering or INCOSE-aligned practices.
• Experience with medical-device standards (e.g. ISO 14971 IEC 60601 ISO 14708) and regulatory submission support.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Training and career development including onboarding programs and tuition assistance.
• Competitive compensation incentives and retirement plans.
• Health care and well-being programs including medical dental vision wellness and occupational health programs.
• Paid time off and a 401(k)-retirement savings plan with a generous company match.

* 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.

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The base pay for this position is

$99300.00 $198700.00

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Product Development

NM Neuromodulation

United States > Texas > Plano : 6901 Preston Road

Standard

Not specified

Not Applicable

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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