Sr. Product Security Engineer, Software; On site- San Diego, CA office

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

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. 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 Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

This (Software Development) Sr. Product Security Engineer role works on site daily in our San Diego, CA location in Abbott Rapid Diagnostics, Infectious Diseases business unit. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision‑making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

We’re offering a hands‑on Sr. Product Security Engineer. This role focuses on integrating cybersecurity into the product lifecycle, ensuring our devices meet regulatory requirements and protect patient safety. We’re looking for a candidate with a solid foundation in software engineering, who also has a growing interest in cybersecurity.

You’ll work as part of a cross‑functional team to embed security into the design, development, and maintenance of medical devices. Your work will code, support threat modeling, risk assessments, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance, and also ensure our products are secure and resilient.

• Participate in threat modeling and security architecture reviews for embedded medical devices and supporting software.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and regulatory teams to apply secure‑by‑design principles throughout development.
• Support risk assessments and contribute to risk mitigation strategies aligned with FDA and international cybersecurity guidance.
• Implementation of security risk controls and operating system hardening.
• Assist with penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of firmware, hardware interfaces, and software components.
• Help define and maintain security requirements, secure coding practices, and design controls.
• Stay current with emerging threats and vulnerabilities relevant to embedded systems and healthcare technologies.
• Contribute to regulatory documentation and support audits with evidence of cybersecurity controls.
• Share cybersecurity best practices with development teams and support internal training efforts.
• Formulate and implement research and development programs, policies, and procedures required to support profitable growth.
• Interface with appropriate internal and external resources to ensure intellectual property is appropriately protected.
• Provides technical assistance for diagnosing design and manufacturing quality problems.
• Guides development and documentation of test plan protocols, standard operating procedures, specifications and test procedures.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of…