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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. Youll also have access to:
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 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 bachelors 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 Sr Embedded Software Engineer works out of our San Diego CA location in the Infectious Diseases Group in Abbott Rapid Diagnostics. Were 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 Abbotts diagnostics instruments providing lab results for millions of people.
This role oversees the design development and validation of software for embedded systems ensuring compliance with FDA requirements. They play a crucial role in software design coding and validation addressing moderate scope problems and participating in software development activities under guidance and mentoring junior engineers. Adherence to FDA-compliant Design Control procedures and proficiency in software implementation are key aspects of the role.
What Youll Work On
Design implement and evaluate software using languages such as C C C# and Python
Assist in preparing software design requirements and specifications in accordance with Abbotts design development process
Evaluate selected designs through testing and documentation addressing problems of moderate scope. Participate in software development verification and validation activities under guidance Adhere to FDA-compliant Design Control procedures for software development. Demonstrate proficiency in software implementation
Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate actions.
Demonstrates expert knowledge and proficiency of the complete software development process. Design and implement robust scalable and maintainable software using Java with a strong grasp of OOP data structures concurrency and design patterns. Develop and maintain database JDBC RESTful and SOAP-based web services ensuring high performance and security.
Architect and implement microservices and SOA-based solutions using frameworks like Spring Boot Spring Cloud and Jakarta EE.
Lead the integration of internal and external systems using API gateways message brokers (e.g. Kafka RabbitMQ) and enterprise integration patterns.
Proficiency in Docker Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP)
Oversee end-to-end implementation of all internal and external interfaces implementation patterns and unit integration and performance testing strategy for all features in one or more subsystems.
Debugs troubleshoots and isolates software problems as well as provide strategic solutions analysis and contribute to process/design improvements.
Issue tracking and design description process with input from others. Communicates with internal stakeholders on decisions that impact their team.
Assist with design reviews create/update design documents and address review feedback. Assess areas impacted by new feature requests and determine approach to accommodate new capabilities.
Contribute to project planning by providing effort estimates for implementing new features/ functionality. Provides technical feasibility assessment on emerging product requirements leads proof-of-concepts and proposes optimal design solutions compatible with the software system architecture.
Supports root cause investigations on high-complexity or high-severity issues. Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS) Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and other regulatory requirements.
Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations other regulatory requirements Company policies operating procedures processes and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees customers contractors and vendors.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors Degree (16 years) in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or related field
Minimum 6 years of related experience or Masters Degree with 4 years of related experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong familiarity with current development tools (IDEs debuggers unit test frameworks)
Knowledge of design controls and regulations for medical device development is a plus
Understanding of quality software engineering principles aligned with ISO IEEE or FDA-recognized standards is a plus
Preferred Qualifications
Masters Degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred
Experience testing software is a plus
Proven expertise in software architecture and framework development
Solid understanding of embedded software principles and best practices including SDLC.
Strong hands-on programming knowledge in Java
Experience with visual modeling multi-threading formal development methodologies and source code management
Medical device product development knowledge is a plus
Ability to independently learn and explore existing system functionality
Strong knowledge of C and C
Experience with cross-platform programming languages like React is a plus
Progressively responsible experience across various software engineering disciplines and programming methods
Intermediate to moderate understanding of Linux operating systems
Demonstrated technical proficiency creativity and independent thinking
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to debug and resolve issues
Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively
Experience with Raspberry Pi development is a plus
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The base pay for this position is
$86700.00 $173300.00In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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