Device Software Engineer – Regulated Medical Devices

AbbVie Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Short-term incentives

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking an Associate Device Software Engineer to develop software for regulated medical devices and device-facing tools.

You will work under senior engineers on design, implementation, testing, and documentation across embedded systems, contributing to cross-functional projects and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Responsibilities include writing clean code, performing tests, debugging hardware/software interfaces, and maintaining lifecycle documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.
• 0–2 years of relevant experience (internships, capstone, etc.).
• Foundational software engineering principles, data structures, algorithms.
• Experience with programming languages (C, C++, C#, Python, or Java).

Responsibilities

• Participate in requirements refinement, design discussions, reviews, and test plans under guidance.
• Design, implement, test, and maintain software for medical devices and tools.
• Write clean, maintainable code and documentation per engineering practices.
• Support software integration, debugging, and troubleshooting for embedded software and hardware interfaces.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, or automated tests where appropriate.
• Participate in code reviews and root-cause analysis for issues.
• Collaborate with Systems, Quality, Manufacturing, and other teams across the lifecycle.
• Contribute to regulated software lifecycle documentation and traceability records.
• Follow software development, cybersecurity, QA, DevOps, and Agile practices.
• Research and responsibly use AI-assisted tools while owning final outputs.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Software/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

C/C++

C#

Python

Java

Job description

AbbVie Inc. is seeking an Associate Device Software Engineer to develop software for regulated medical devices and device-facing tools.

You will work under senior engineers on design, implementation, testing, and documentation across embedded systems, contributing to cross-functional projects and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Responsibilities include writing clean code, performing tests, debugging hardware/software interfaces, and maintaining lifecycle documentation.