Senior Electrical Engineer

Abbott; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Medical coverage (HIP PPO)

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Fortune‑recognized employer

Diversity-friendly workplace

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in Plano, TX to lead the design, development, verification, and sustaining of electronic systems for neuromodulation products. You will drive cross‑functional collaboration, from prototype through design transfer, delivering HIGH-quality medical device solutions.

The role requires strong circuit experience, regulated development background, and effective communication of technical status to diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in electrical/electronic engineering or related field.
• Strong experience in electronic circuit design, development, and verification.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB development, and circuit debugging.
• Experience developing and executing characterization, verification, and validation testing for electronic systems.
• Experience working in a regulated product development environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of implantable and external electronic systems for neuromodulation products.
• Design, analyzes, and documents analog, digital, mixed‑signal, and power management circuits, including schematic capture, component selection, and PCB layout guidance.
• Develops characterization, verification, and validation test strategies to ensure products meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates closely with systems, firmware, mechanical, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory teams throughout the product development process.
• Investigates complex technical challenges, performs root cause analysis, and implements effective corrective actions to support product development and sustaining activities.
• Partners with suppliers and manufacturing organizations to support component selection, design for manufacturability, and successful product transfer to production.
• Effectively communicates technical information, project status, risks, and recommendations across all levels of the organization to support informed decision‑making.

Skills

Electrical circuit design

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Verification & validation

Regulated development

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Related engineering discipline

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Job Title

Senior Electrical Engineer

Working at Abbott

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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Plano, TX location in the Neuromodulation division. Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

What You’ll Work On

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for the design, development, verification, and sustaining of electronic systems and circuits that support Abbott Neuromodulation products. This role provides technical leadership across the product development lifecycle, from prototype through design transfer, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, high-quality medical device solutions.

• Serves as a technical lead and key contributor in the design and development of implantable and external electronic systems for neuromodulation products.
• Designs, analyzes, and documents analog, digital, mixed‑signal, and power management circuits, including schematic capture, component selection, and PCB layout guidance.
• Develops and executes characterization, verification, and validation test strategies to ensure products meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates closely with systems, firmware, mechanical, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory teams throughout the product development process.
• Investigates complex technical challenges, performs root cause analysis, and implements effective corrective actions to support product development and sustaining activities.
• Partners with suppliers and manufacturing organizations to support component selection, design for manufacturability, and successful product transfer to production.
• Effectively communicates technical information, project status, risks, and recommendations across all levels of the organization to support informed decision‑making.

Minium Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience in electrical/electronic engineering or related field
• Strong technical experience in electronic circuit design, development, and verification
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB development, and circuit debugging
• Experience developing and executing characterization, verification, and validation testing for electronic systems
• Experience working in a regulated product development environment
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product development of complex electronic systems
• Experience developing Class III medical devices
• Experience with analog, digital, mixed‑signal, and low‑power circuit design
• Experience developing automated test solutions using C#, Python, or similar tools
• Experience with reliability testing of electronic systems.
• Experience working with cross‑functional product development teams throughout the product lifecycle

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.