Senior Medical Device QA & Test Engineer (Automation)

Abbott Laboratories; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP PPO health plan

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott in Alameda, CA is seeking a Software Test Engineer to lead verification across cloud, mobile, and connected devices within a regulated medical device environment. You will design verification strategies, plans, and test cases to ensure quality and regulatory compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

The role emphasizes automated testing, scalable frameworks, and CI/CD optimization, with mentoring for junior engineers and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver safe medical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience in software verification and quality engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in medical device software development under FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304.
• Strong expertise in medical device V&V, including defect management and requirements traceability.
• Experience identifying and implementing test automation opportunities across mobile, web, API, or similar platforms.
• Experience with modern CI/CD ecosystems (GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Harness).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills, with a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute end‑to‑end software verification for cloud services, mobile apps, and connected devices.
• Translate requirements into verification strategies, test plans, test cases, and execution plans.
• Develop, maintain, and improve verification plans, protocols, and reports in line with FDA 21 CFR, ISO 13485, IEC 62304.

Skills

Software verification

Test automation

CI/CD

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure Pipelines

Harness

Playwright

Jest

REST Assured

Python

Job description

Abbott in Alameda, CA is seeking a Software Test Engineer to lead verification across cloud, mobile, and connected devices within a regulated medical device environment. You will design verification strategies, plans, and test cases to ensure quality and regulatory compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

The role emphasizes automated testing, scalable frameworks, and CI/CD optimization, with mentoring for junior engineers and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver safe medical