System Engineer I

Job Title

Systems Engineer I

Working at Abbott

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

• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.

• 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 bachelors 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 I to join our Abbott Heart Failure team in Pleasanton CA Burlington MA or Atlanta GA 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.

What Youll Work On

• 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

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Biomedical Mechanical Computer Electrical or Software) Computer Science or related discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 months experience in medical product development

• Advanced Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Computer Electrical or Software) Computer Science or related discipline

• 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

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