Principal Software Engineer

Our client, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The position of Principal Connectivity Engineer is within our Infectious Disease business unit located at the Towne Centre site in San Diego, California. This position is in person required. Principal Connectivity Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring seamless connectivity and interoperability between medical devices, cloud platforms, and healthcare systems such as Rhapsody. This position involves troubleshooting complex integration challenges, implementing standards, and optimizing data exchange.

The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product performance and reliability.

This job description will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management.

• Experience with Rhapsody integration engine such as Envoy and troubleshooting error codes.
• Investigate and resolve connectivity issues related to medical devices, cloud services, and other healthcare systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot HL7, POCT1A, FHIR, and other relevant protocols.
• Address TLS-related challenges to ensure secure data transmission.
• Apply comprehensive knowledge of connectivity and device interoperability to the completion of complex assignments, using advanced knowledge of organization’s technologies and practices.

• Implement and adhere to industry standards (HL7, FHIR, etc.) for data exchange.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (FDA, HIPAA, etc.) related to medical device integration.
• Collaborate with software development teams to establish robust connections between medical devices and Azure Cloud.
• Optimize data flow, latency, and reliability in cloud-based environments.
• Proficiently work with Linux-based systems for device integration.
• Troubleshoot Linux-specific issues related to connectivity and data exchange.

• Configure and maintain network infrastructure for medical devices.
• Address network-related challenges affecting data transmission.
• Work closely with software engineers, product managers, and quality assurance teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Act as SME in escalation resource to resolve on market customer issues.
• Develop and own the device connectivity strategy supporting current products.
• Build, and maintain the integration lab to perform integration testing and ensure releases properly interoperate with other devices on the network.
• Understands and is aware of the quality consequences which may occur from the improper performance of the products.
• Identify key barriers/core problems and apply problem-solving skills to deal creatively with complex situations. Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems, and make decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, that produce effective end results.
• Work closely with product development team to establish product development goals related to connectivity while ensuring market compatibility.
• Use strong technical abilities and able to suggest multiple solutions to problems.
• Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal/external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company’s policies and practices; build productive internal/external working relationships
• Carries out duties in compliance with established business policies
• Other duties as assigned, according to the changing needs of the business

• Experience in delivering products for the Medical Device industry.
• 10+ years of experience in systems and/or software development involving interoperability of connected devices.
• Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience (MS preferred).

• Experience with Rhapsody integration engine such as Envoy and etc.
• Experience with hospital…