Senior Engineer, Systems Software

Abbott

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Work type: On-site
Location: Madison, WI
Salary: $78,000–$156,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 42 roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $172k

This role $117k

$62k most similar roles pay here $225k

This role pays less than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $147,250–$197,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $117k 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 139 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,700–$173,300 across 107 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer, Systems Software

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As a Sr. Engineer, Systems Software within the Product Development division, you will lead and participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle for medical device technology. You will translate product requirements into software specifications, design system architectures using UML notation, and develop complex software applications with associated unit tests. Your daily responsibilities include debugging highly complex software, creating internal tools to enhance data management productivity, and developing test strategies to ensure compliance with regulatory and quality system requirements. You will provide technical leadership by mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams and external vendors to validate hardware platforms. The role requires expertise in the software lifecycle for medical devices and experience navigating design controls. Key skills include professional communication, troubleshooting complex system failures, and managing the full development process from initial concept to release.

Skills

Software Development Lifecycle UML Data Analysis Data Management Quality Management System Software Design Control

What you'll do

Lead and participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
Translate product and quality system requirements into detailed software specifications.
Lead the architecture of software-driven systems and create design control documents.
Document software designs and systems using standard notations like UML.
Code complex software applications and develop associated unit tests.
Develop test strategies and execute plans to ensure regulatory and design compliance.
Create internal tools to improve data analysis and management productivity.
Mentor junior engineers and interns on software development practices.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field.
6+ years of relevant industry experience.
Experience following quality system/design control in medical device or related area (preferred).
Track record of contributions to successful software launches from initial concept to customer release (preferred).
Knowledge of the software lifecycle for a medical device (preferred).
Experience in medical device development (preferred).

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