Staff Engineer, Software Design Assurance (Medical Device)

Job description

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.

**Working at Abbott**

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 high employer contribution
+ Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

**The Opportunity**

This position works onsite out of our Pleasanton, CA or Burlington, MA location in the Abbott Heart Failure Division Global Design Quality Department.

In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

We are seeking an experienced Staff Engineer, Software Design Quality to ensure our medical devices are developed in accordance with Abbott’s design control requirements and state of the art standards.

The Staff Engineer, Software Design Quality will serve as a technical representative providing quality oversight for Software Development projects.

The Staff Engineer, Software Design Quality is responsible for executing and maintaining software quality engineering methodologies and providing quality engineering support for software.

**What You’ll Work On**

+ As part of the Global Design Quality Department, provide oversight of R&D design control deliverables for development of medical product software (Cloud Patient Care Networks, mobile applications and embedded software), non-medical software, and non-product software
+ Support software verification and validation activities for new products and software changes in accordance with plans.

Review and approve of requirements, software test case protocols/reports, software development plans, and other system and software documentation.
+ Participate in meetings to evaluate, prioritize, and develop action plans for addressing software defects/bugs captured in the problem resolution systems
+ Perform risk assessments and associated management activities related to software development including FMEA, product risk analysis, and mitigation of software issues.
+ Participate in technical and management reviews to ensure design plans, product designs, and deliverables related to product software are met.

Represent the Global Design Quality Department for final review and approval of project deliverables
+ Support non-product software validation by assessing the need for validation and preparing and/or supporting protocols, reports and other documentation as required.
+ May be involved with supporting product cybersecurity assessments in conjunction with a cross-functional team.
+ Work as an individual contributor and provide guidance or oversee work of other Software Quality team members.
+ Support audits and lead quality system improvement activities.
+ Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, EUMDR, and other regulatory requirements and Abbott policies, processes, and procedures.

**Required Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, in a scientific, technical, or engineering discipline.
+ Minimum 8 years of Software Development and Design Quality Engineering experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
+ Knowledge of FDA regulations and guidance, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, Software Standards (e.g., 62304), EU Medical Device Regulations and MDSAP
+ Experience with medical device software development lifecycle for Cloud-based networks and/or mobile applications.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Experience using requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS) and using problem reporting systems (e.g., JIRA).
+ Hands-on experience with FMEA/risk management.
+ Experience developing or maintaining design controls for software development.

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

Abbott is an

Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $112,000.00 – $224,000.00.

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com

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