Principal Connectivity Engineer (On Site- San Diego, CA)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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. 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 position of Principal Connectivity Engineer is within our Infectious Diseases business unit located on site in San Diego California. 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.

What Youll Work On

In this role you will manage all aspects of a large scale and complex project from start to finish so that it is completed on time and within budget.

Integration Troubleshooting:

• Experience with Rhapsody integration engine such as Envoy and troubleshooting error codes.

• Investigate and resolve connectivity issues related to medical devices cloud services and other healthcare systems.

• Diagnose and troubleshoot HL7 POCT1A FHIR and other relevant protocols.

• Address TLS-related challenges to ensure secure data transmission.

• Apply comprehensive knowledge of connectivity and device interoperability to the completion of complex assignments using advanced knowledge of organizations technologies and practices.

Standards Implementation:

• Implement and adhere to industry standards (HL7 FHIR etc.) for data exchange.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (FDA HIPAA etc.) related to medical device integration.

Cloud Connectivity:

• Collaborate with software development teams to establish robust connections between medical devices and Azure Cloud.

• Optimize data flow latency and reliability in cloud-based environments.

Linux Expertise:

• Proficiently work with Linux-based systems for device integration.

• Troubleshoot Linux-specific issues related to connectivity and data exchange.

Networking:

• Configure and maintain network infrastructure for medical devices.

• Address network-related challenges affecting data transmission.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with software engineers product managers and quality assurance teams.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

• Act as SME in escalation resource to resolve on market customer issues.

• Develop and own the device connectivity strategy supporting current products.

• Build and maintain the integration lab to perform integration testing and ensure releases properly interoperate with other devices on the network.

• Understands and is aware of the quality consequences which may occur from the improper performance of the products.

• Identify key barriers/core problems and apply problem-solving skills to deal creatively with complex situations. Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems and make decisions under conditions of uncertainty sometimes with incomplete information that produce effective end results.

• Work closely with product development team to establish product development goals related to connectivity while ensuring market compatibility.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in delivering products for the Medical Device industry.

• 10 years of experience in systems and/or software development involving interoperability of connected devices.

• Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering Computer Science or equivalent experience (MS preferred).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Rhapsody integration engine such as Envoy and etc.

• Experience with hospital EMR systems such as (Epic or Cerner).

• Experience with healthcare middleware system such as RALS; Telcore and others.

• Experience with communications: Wi-Fi Ethernet wireless Bluetooth TCP/IP communication stacks.

• Experience testing communication interfaces between devices on both wired and wireless networks.

• Experience with testing of healthcare communication protocols (e.g. HL7 POCT1A ADT FHIR).

• Experience with network protocols integration and integration testing and cybersecurity

• Proficient with Medical Device regulations (ISO 13485 ISO 14971 IECCFR part 820.30-Design Controls FDA SW Guidelines).

• Master of Science Computer Engineering Computer Science or equivalent experience.

• Experience in delivering products for the Medical Device IVD industry.

• Experience with testing techniques for cloud solutions.

• Strong written verbal interpersonal and presentation skills.

• Good understanding of the TLSHTTPS RESTSOAP protocols.

• Good understanding of OAuth 2.0Open ID Connect protocols.

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