Senior Embedded Software Lead — Medical Devices (FDA)

Abbott; California; On-site; USD 114,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to lead software design, development, and validation for embedded systems in Milpitas or Alameda, California. The role requires ensuring FDA compliance and guiding junior engineers.

You will work on C/C++/C# and Python, manage a small team, develop design interfaces, perform verification, and contribute to hazard/risk analyses while following Design Control procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or similar; 7+ years experience or Master's with 4+ years experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong familiarity with IDEs, debuggers, and unit test frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software in C, C++, C#, Python.
• Manage a small software team and assist in project scheduling and performance reviews.
• Develop, maintain, and update detailed design and interface specifications from requirements.
• Support implementation, development, enhancements, and modifications to software source code, scripts, and procedures.
• Debug and troubleshoot software problems and propose strategic solutions for future development.
• Assist in evaluating designs through testing and documentation of results.
• Follow FDA Design Control procedures for software development.

Skills

C

C++

C#

Python

Team management

FDA guidelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

IDEs

Debuggers

Unit test frameworks

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to lead software design, development, and validation for embedded systems in Milpitas or Alameda, California. The role requires ensuring FDA compliance and guiding junior engineers.

You will work on C/C++/C# and Python, manage a small team, develop design interfaces, perform verification, and contribute to hazard/risk analyses while following Design Control procedures.