Senior Systems Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life‑changing technologies spans diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott allows you to make an impact, grow, and learn while caring for yourself and your family. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the student debt program, and education benefit – an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as one of the best big companies to work for, and a leader in diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems often initiates patient‑care decision‑making for hundreds of health conditions, from heart attacks to blood disorders, infectious diseases, and cancers. The Core Diagnostics team is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to lead a cross‑functional subproject team in the development of new products.

The role involves identifying solutions to complex product‑development challenges, creating system‑level design documentation and requirements specifications in collaboration with marketing, engineering, and other stakeholders, and contributing to specialized areas such as algorithm development, user interface design, or data analysis. You will execute experiments, evaluate outcomes, document results, and build strong working relationships across teams to support integrated product development efforts.

• Perform product definition, system architecture, requirements writing and management, risk analysis, hazard analysis, product test and evaluation, system V&V, and design‑control documentation.
• Optimize design processes.
• Design and conduct system‑level characterization/verification of complex systems; collect, organize, analyze, and document test results.
• Integrate analytical and performance‑related elements with software, hardware, and electronics system components.
• Communicate effectively and participate on cross‑functional development teams, negotiating to direct multidisciplinary teams toward solutions.
• Utilize and maintain the effectiveness of the quality system.

• Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering or a STEM‑related field (required).
• Master’s Degree (plus).
• Minimum 6 years of experience in engineering/science principals and laboratory skills.
• Strong knowledge of a defined development process consistent with ISO, FDA design‑control standards or requirements.
• Solid understanding and application of principles, theories, concepts, and techniques in solving software design problems; performing trade studies; developing design requirements; developing software for electromechanical systems; and guiding the design, implementation, and testing of software or systems.
• Experience leading Device Definition & Architecture, Alternate Design Evaluation and Interface Design across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience leading Technical Risk Assessment through product‑development phases, including design risk identification, risk evaluation, and risk reduction/contingency strategies.
• Ability to investigate across multiple disciplines, identify root causes and solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate to senior leadership to describe issues, resolutions, and status.
• Experience with emerging technologies and identifying novel solutions to complex system problems.
• Experience leading system‑modelling projects and performing system‑impact analysis.
• This is an onsite role at our Irving, TX office.

PLACEMENT AND COMPENSATION

• Base pay: $85,300.00 — $ (range may vary by location).
• Job family:
  Product Development | Division: CRLB Core Lab |
  
  Location:
  
  United States | Irving: LC‑02 | Additional locations:
  
  WORK SHIFT:
  
  Standard | TRAVEL:
  Yes, 10% of the time | MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
  No | SIGNIFICANT WORK
  
  ACTIVITIES:
  
  Continuous sitting and standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8‑hour day) and keyboard use (greater than or equal to 50% of the workday).

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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