Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Abbott

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Work type: On-site
Location: Milpitas, CA
Salary: $100,000–$200,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 47 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $172k

This role $150k

$88k most similar roles pay here $215k

This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $141,063–$202,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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About Abbott

Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare company that manufactures and markets a broad and diversified line of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. Industry: Healthcare & Medical Devices

Abbott currently has 140 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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The Sr. Embedded Software Engineer joins the Product Development team to oversee the design, development, and validation of software for embedded systems within the medical device space. This role involves developing, maintaining, and updating detailed design and interface specifications based on requirement specifications while troubleshooting and isolating complex software problems. The engineer will also perform root-cause analysis of failures and contribute to hazard risk analysis documentation. Day-to-day tasks include coding in C, C++, C#, or Python and ensuring all activities follow FDA-compliant Design Control procedures. Candidates should be proficient with IDEs, debuggers, and unit test frameworks. Preferred experience includes working with middleware frameworks, protocol stacks like USB, BLE, or TCP/IP, and building end-to-end systems ranging from firmware to application layers while adhering to ISO or IEEE quality software engineering standards.

What does a Embedded Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $177300 from 38 postings across 11 companies.

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Skills

C C++ C# Python Embedded Systems Firmware Middleware USB Stack BLE Stack TCP/IP File Systems root-cause analysis ISO IEEE

What you'll do

Design and implement embedded software using languages such as C, C++, C#, and Python.
Develop, maintain, and update detailed design and interface specifications based on requirement documents.
Debug, troubleshoot, and isolate software problems while providing strategic solutions for future development.
Perform testing to evaluate selected designs and provide full documentation of the results.
Follow FDA-compliant Design Control procedures for all software development activities.
Develop and maintain Hazard/Risk analysis specifications for medical device safety.
Conduct root-cause analysis of software failures to ensure system reliability.
Mentor junior engineers in software design, coding, and validation processes.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering Mathematics, or related field with at least 7 years of experience.
Master's degree with at least 4 years of related experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong familiarity with current development tools including IDEs, debuggers, and unit test frameworks.
Experience with middleware frameworks, protocol stacks, or system-level software (preferred).
Experience building end-to-end systems from firmware to application (preferred).
Experience testing software (preferred).
Knowledge of design controls, medical device regulations, and quality software engineering standards (preferred).