Senior Electrical Engineer

Sr. Electrical Engineer, Connected Systems & Combination Product Development, R&D

• Full‑time
• Salary Min: 124500
• Salary Max: 236500
• Workday Global Grade: 19
• Compensation: USD 124,500 - USD 236,500 - yearly

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 several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience, and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Electrical Engineer to support the development of innovative drug‑device combination products and connected medical technologies within our Combination Product Development team in R&D. In this role, you will lead and support electrical engineering activities for advanced drug delivery and medical device systems, with particular emphasis on connected and intelligent devices leveraging IoT, AI‑enabled engineering approaches, Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, NFC, NB‑IoT, and related wireless technologies.

This position will contribute to the development of new device and platform technologies, ensuring strong technical execution and compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements. The individual will work closely with cross‑functional engineering and development teams, as well as external partners, throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Lead and support electrical and electronic design activities for drug delivery systems, connected devices, and other electromechanical medical products.
• Execute feasibility and early‑stage development activities, including user needs translation, requirements development, concept evaluation, technology assessment, and system architecture definition.
• Evaluate electrical system architectures, including sensing, power, embedded electronics, communications, and subsystem integration.
• Perform electronics design assessments, including circuit design, PCB review, component selection, design margin analysis, and test strategy development.
• Support development of connected device architectures incorporating Bluetooth, NFC, NB‑IoT, Wi‑Fi and related wireless communication technologies.
• Contribute to robust, manufacturable, scalable designs from concept through clinical development and commercial launch.

• Support system integration, reliability assessments, verification testing, and design validation activities.
• Develop and support engineering documentation, including design inputs, design outputs, protocols, risk assessments, FMEAs, and traceability documentation.
• Partner with lab and verification teams on test methods, test setups, engineering investigations, and confidence testing.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts, and interface definitions to identify technical risks and recommend solutions.
• Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, complaint investigations, and reliability assessments for development and fielded products.
• Ensure designs address electrical safety, EMC, manufacturability, testability, and long‑term reliability.

• Drive evaluation and application of connected medical device technologies that improve usability, adherence, data access, and system intelligence.
• Contribute to development of devices that interface with digital health ecosystems, mobile applications, cloud‑connected environments, and remote monitoring platforms.
• Apply appropriate IoT architectures, connectivity strategies, and cybersecurity‑aware design principles for regulated medical products.
• Provide technical depth in wireless and short‑range communication technologies, especially Bluetooth, NFC, Wi‑Fi and NB‑IoT.
• Evaluate and leverage AI‑assisted engineering tools and intelligent development methods to improve design, analysis, prototyping, and testing workflows.

• Collaborate with clinical, regulatory, quality, operations, software, systems, and mechanical engineering teams, as well as external…