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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
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Listed pay typically runs
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Staff Systems Engineer
As a senior individual contributor within the Neuromodulation team, the Staff Systems Engineer leads systems engineering, architecture, and requirements definition for complex active implantable medical-device platforms. This role involves translating clinical, user, and business needs into robust, verifiable system solutions while guiding design across electrical hardware, embedded firmware, algorithms, software, mechanical interfaces, and human factors. The engineer will define performance budgets, manage risk, and lead cross-functional design reviews to resolve technical issues in a regulated environment. Key competencies include expertise in systems modeling, requirements management, and Model-Based Systems Engineering practices. The role focuses on the development of mobile, minimally invasive implantable technologies for patients with chronic pain and movement disorders. Essential skills include experience with signal processing, control, estimation, data analysis, and medical device standards like ISO 14971 and IEC 60601 to ensure safety-critical performance.
What does a Systems Engineer earn?
Median $155000 from 199 postings across 33 companies.
Lead system architecture, design, and requirements strategy for complex neuromodulation products and technology platforms.
Translate clinical, user, and business needs into measurable system performance requirements and acceptance criteria.
Guide integrated system design across electrical hardware, embedded firmware, algorithms, software, and mechanical interfaces.
Define system behaviors, performance budgets, and failure modes to mitigate technical risk and optimize safety.
Partner with firmware and software teams to shape signal processing and data analysis algorithms.
Lead cross-functional design reviews and root-cause analyses to resolve complex technical issues.
Execute system characterization tests to define operating ranges, tolerances, and performance budgets.
Apply risk management and design control practices to ensure compliance with medical device regulations.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in systems, Biomedical, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Software Engineering, or a related engineering or scientific field.
8+ years of relevant R&D or product-development experience in systems engineering, system design, or requirements architecture for complex multidisciplinary products.
Demonstrated experience defining system architectures, requirements, interfaces, design tradeoffs, and verification strategies.
Experience guiding cross-functional design alignment across hardware, firmware, software, and clinical disciplines to resolve complex technical issues.
Strong technical leadership, communication, and influence skills with the ability to lead without direct authority.
Experience working in a regulated development environment applying risk management, design controls, and relevant industry standards.
Advanced degree in biomedical, electrical, computer, systems engineering, or a related technical field (preferred).
Experience with Class II or III medical devices, particularly active implantable devices, neuromodulation, or other electro-mechanical therapy systems (preferred).
Systems Engineering
System Integration
Python
MATLAB
Embedded Software
Firmware
Hardware-Abstraction Layers
Data Mining
Medical Devices
Product Development
IEC 60601
ISO 14708
IEC 62304
ISO 10993
EMC
Electrical Safety
Wireless Compliance
FCC
RED
Medical Device Standards
Product Verification
Root Cause Analysis
Technical Writing