Senior Electrical Engineer, Medical Devices

Thornton Tomasetti; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefits

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for Medical Devices to support CardioMEMS in the Heart Failure division. The role is based in Pleasanton, CA with potential locations across the U.S. and involves developing next‑generation electronics for HF monitoring systems and supporting regulatory submissions.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams to deliver robust medical devices and ensure compliance with FDA/ISO requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Biomedical Engineering required.
• Experience designing, testing, or supporting engineering projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to CardioMEMS product development and regulatory submissions.
• Draft test protocols and reports for electronics designs.
• Plan and execute activities to support project goals and design reviews.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across locations.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Communication skills

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering

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 DESCRIPTION: Job Title Senior Electrical Engineer, Medical Devices. 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 Pleasanton, CA, Atlanta, GA or Burlington, MA location in the Heart Failure Division. 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. The Senior Electrical engineer will be primarily working on the CardioMEMS HF system, which remotely monitors changes in pulmonary artery (PA) pressure, an early indicator of the onset of worsening heart failure, to aid physicians in preventing worsening heart failure, lower heart failure mortality rates, and improve quality of life for our heart failure patients. The role is within the R&D organization charged with developing and releasing the next generations of CardioMEMS components while also supporting the current generation of products.

What You'll Work On

• Contribute to a team committed to delivering the next generation of CardioMEMS products to help our patients (and their clinicians) manage their heart failure.
• Conduct bench and preclinical studies supporting product development teams for concept feasibility and formal regulatory submission.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of CardioMEMS electronic designs.
• Draft test protocols and reports.
• Independently plan, coordinate, and execute activity in support of project goals.
• Support design reviews.
• Support development of risk management documentation.
• Gain an understanding of the quality and regulatory requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO regulations.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering, or similar.
• 5+ years’ experience designing, testing, manufacturing or other engineering support.
• Experience owning and driving deliverables within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Distilling complex topics into easily digestible content headlining key points.
• Demonstrated initiative in going beyond assigned tasks on own agency.
• History of applying critical thinking to address design challenges.
• Proficient in collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end‑users, business partners, and technical team members.
• Strong organizational and follow‑up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Ability to plan, execute, analyze, and document individual scientific studies.
• Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data using statistical methods.
• Demonstrated history of two or more of the following:
  • Releasing to production an electro‑mechanical design with design‑responsibility of the MCAD.
  • Design of radio frequency antenna elements (modelling and characterization of antennas – preferably low frequency).
  • Use of automation for characterization and/or data analysis to speed design cycles.
  • The translation of electrical requirements into circuit designs and specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical device experience.
• Experience working with an electronic document control system (Windchill, etc.).
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

The base pay for this position is $90,000.00 – $180,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family

Product Development.

Division

HF Heart Failure.

Location

United States – Pleasanton: 5000 Franklin Dr.

United States – Atlanta: 387 Technology Circle NW Suite 500, United States.

United States – Massachusetts – Burlington: 168 Middlesex Turnpike.

Work Shift

Standard

Travel

Yes, 5 % of the Time

Medical Surveillance

Not Applicable

Significant Work Activities

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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

Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

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