Senior Electrical Engineer, Combination Product Development

About Abb Vie

Abb Vie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience, and our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Electrical Engineer to support the development of innovative drug-device combination products within our Combination Product Development team in R&D. In this role, you will lead electrical system design efforts for clinical development of advanced drug delivery systems, including on‑body injectors, subcutaneous ambulatory infusion pumps, and other electromechanical systems. Your work will maintain technical rigor and ensure compliance with regulatory standards while collaborating closely with engineering colleagues, cross‑functional teams, and external development partners.

• Work closely with external development partners through design and development efforts associated with electronic components of drug delivery systems.
• Execute feasibility and initial development activities including needs definition, requirements, assessment of design fundamentals, and technology landscaping.
• Conduct system architecture evaluation, including assessment of system design, testing, and analysis of electrical components.
• Perform electronics design assessments including circuit design, PCB assessment, circuit analysis, evaluation of design margins, and testing requirements definition.
• Support system integration activities, reliability assessments, verification testing, and design validation to ensure products are technically robust and meet reliability goals.
• Provide engineering analysis and design history file documentation to support development activities, including Design Inputs, Design Outputs, Protocols, Task Analysis, and risk assessments.
• Support the lab and design verification teams with test plans, test setups, methods, investigations, and engineering confidence tests.
• Engage and collaborate with clinical, project development, regulatory, quality, and operations teams, as well as external engineering partners to ensure alignment throughout device development.
• Work across engineering disciplines (mechanical, software, systems engineering) to drive consensus and support execution on technical solutions.
• Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure development deliverables and timelines meet regulatory standards and quality expectations.
• Establish and maintain working knowledge of technology trends and assess their relevance to combination product development.
• Partner with external vendors to understand and evaluate future technology roadmaps.
• Participate in and drive department continuous improvement initiatives focused on maximizing process efficiencies and enhanced collaboration.
• Use appropriate project management techniques and stage/gate processes to ensure successful completion of assigned projects.

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline with typically 10+ years of relevant industry experience; MS in Electrical Engineering with typically 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in medical devices or combination product development.
• Prior experience with subcutaneous injection devices, electromechanical devices, or digital/connected health technologies is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated expertise in electrical system design for drug delivery systems.
• Advanced understanding of circuit design, PCB design, and embedded systems; experience designing and developing electrical systems from concept through product launch is a plus.
• Proficiency with design tools, simulation software, and analytical modeling techniques.
• Solid knowledge of applicable global regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., 21 CFR 820.30, ISO 13485, MDR).
• Understanding of modern, lean product development methodologies and stage/gate processes.
• Experience with design verification and validation protocols in regulated environments.

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