• Lead Systems Engineer

    Abbott (Westford, MA)


    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 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.

     

    Designs embedded systems firmware to support Abbott’s imaging and physiology products for the catheterization lab. Gets involved in the full development cycle, including requirements, design, and test. Works with a multidisciplinary team to integrate his/her work into a working system. Remains abreast of and consults on technical advancements. Identifies and routinely uses the most effective and cost-efficient best practices to execute processes; continually evaluates their effectiveness and appropriateness.

    MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

    + Participates in the creation and design of novel solutions for intravasculardiagnosticsinstruments.

    + Develops, tests, and releases firmware for imaging and physiology peripherals.

    + Works withthe hardwaredevelopers tooptimizelow-level interfaces.

    + Capturesfirmware requirements from the overall product requirements.

    + Creates hardware abstraction layers to drive peripheral functions.

    + Participates in FMEA analysis and risk mitigation through firmware.

    + Creates test procedures to verify design inputs.

    + Develops testers to verify the functionality of peripheral subsystems in manufacturingand during the V&V process.

    + SupportallCompanyinitiativesasidentifiedbymanagementandinsupportofQuality Management Systems (QMS),EnvironmentalManagement Systems (EMS),andotherregulatoryrequirements.

    + ComplieswithU.S. FoodandDrugAdministration (FDA)regulations,otherregulatoryrequirements, Companypolicies,operatingprocedures,processes,andtaskassignments.Maintainspositiveandcooperativecommunicationsandcollaborationwithalllevelsofemployees,customers,contractors,andvendors.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    + Preferred Masters Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience

    + Minimum5years

    + Relevantembedded systems/firmwaredesignusing RTOS (Real-Time Operating Systems)and testing toolsin a regulated environment.

    + Ability to understand the technology and operation of medical instruments at the system level.

    + Abilitytointerpret hardware designs and write abstraction layer drivers.

    + Ability to write requirements and APIdocumentationfor embedded systems.

    + Experience writing firmwarewith and withoutreal-time operating systems (e.g.Real-Time Linux,Threadx, Free-Rtos, etc.).

    + Experience with source control software

    + Exposure tosoftware FMEA and risk mitigationprocesses.

    + Ability to write programs to test peripheral subsystemsin manufacturing and V&V.

    + Command of the C programming language and relevant IDE development systems.

    + Command of test software programming languages

    + Specific experience with ARM Cortex chips

    + Specific experience with Nordic chips (ISM radios)

    + Experience working in Agile development teams.

    + Experience with Git.

    + Python and C++/C# programming languages.

    + Previousexperience with firmware for medical devices.

     

    Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.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 www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

     

    The base pay for this position is $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

    An Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

     

    We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

     

    To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]