Senior Reliability Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education

Job summary

Abbott Diabetes Care in Alameda, CA seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead complex investigations in hardware and embedded software, ensuring regulatory and internal requirements are met. This on-site role focuses on monitoring and improving product reliability and quality standards.

You will design and maintain programs for systematic evaluation, mentor engineers in lab practices, and coordinate with vendors and internal teams to resolve challenges.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of embedded systems and electrical design principles.
• Experience in product failure analysis, hardware/software integration, and reliability investigations.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to manage complex technical investigations and adapt solutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed failure analysis investigations on returned ADC products (readers and sensors), including hardware and embedded software components.
• Lead and support medium-sized projects, applying project management methodologies to ensure timely completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address recurring reliability issues in hardware and software domains.
• Conduct sustaining activities such as process improvements, tooling updates, and software reliability enhancements.
• Apply quality principles and perform complex analysis of quality records and reports to recommend improvements.

Skills

Embedded systems

Hardware design principles

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Associate's degree (Engineering preferred)

Bachelor's degree in Electrical 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: 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 Join us at Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) in our mission to help individuals with diabetes lead active, fulfilling lives. We’re focused on helping people manage their health more effectively and comfortably, with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. The Senior Reliability Engineer is an individual contributor with deep expertise in electrical engineering, software development principles, and project management. This role executes highly complex investigations and projects, adapting traditional approaches to develop innovative solutions. The position is responsible for designing and maintaining programs for systematic monitoring and evaluation of product reliability and quality standards, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements. This is an onsite opportunity based out of Alameda, CA.

What You’ll Work On

• Perform detailed failure analysis investigations on returned ADC products (readers and sensors), including hardware and embedded software components.
• Lead and support medium-sized projects, applying project management methodologies to ensure timely completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address recurring reliability issues in both hardware and software domains.
• Conduct sustaining activities such as process improvements, tooling updates, and software reliability enhancements.
• Apply quality principles and perform complex analysis of quality records and reports to recommend improvements.
• Document reliability issues and performance measures for management review.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers in the lab and mentor on best practices for hardware/software integration.
• Liaise with external vendors and internal design teams to resolve technical challenges.

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (Engineering preferred)
• Minimum 4 years in an FDA/ISO-regulated environment.
• Proven experience in product failure analysis, hardware/software integration, and reliability investigations.
• Strong knowledge of embedded systems, and electrical design principles.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to manage complex technical investigations and adapt solutions.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

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: Operations Quality DIVISION: ADC Diabetes Care LOCATION: United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: No MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

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. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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