Senior Technical Product Owner / Systems Engineer

Collabera; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Paid parking/public transportation

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

Abbott in Saint Paul, MN, is seeking a Senior Product Owner to lead software feature development for electrophysiology projects. You will drive cross-functional teams across software, hardware, and clinical stakeholders, translating roadmaps into clear requirements and acceptance criteria.

In a regulated, cybersecurity-conscious environment, you will mentor team members, manage risks, and ensure traceability from concept through release while collaborating in an Agile setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Computer Systems, Systems, or Software) or related discipline.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience translating requirements into architectures and software design.

Responsibilities

• Lead feature definition with cross-functional teams (Software Development, Systems Engineering, Human Factors, Clinical Engineering).
• Work in an Agile environment, refine priorities, milestones, and deliverables.
• Translate roadmaps into detailed requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to project success and define activities to achieve business results.
• Identify and resolve technical risks requiring cross-functional collaboration.
• Write and manage system and subsystem requirements with traceability.
• Collaborate on software/hardware integration and root-cause analysis.
• Review designs to ensure correct software behavior and compliance with medical device processes.
• Mentor and guide team members through lifecycle activities and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Engineering or related field

Knowledge of 62304 and medical device standards

Tools

C++

Job description

Position Details:

Job Title: Senior Product Owner

Industry: Medical Device

Location: St. Paul, MN 55117

Duration: 12 Months (Possibility of Extension)

Job description:

• As a Senior Product Product, you will be a critical contributor in the development and deployment of software solutions to support our development programs and build compelling products within Abbott’s Electrophysiology Division.
• You will be responsible for leading feature teams in the development of complex software applications that include signal processing, algorithms, and visualization in a real-time environment.
• You will also be working with our emerging cloud and analytics programs.
• All this will happen in an environment that emphasizes a robust cybersecurity and patient privacy focus.
• You will participate in all phases of the software lifecycle, including concept development, requirements, design, implementation, and testing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead application feature definition activities working cross-functionally with Software Development, Systems Engineering, Human Factors, Clinical Engineering, and other stakeholders.
• Work in an Agile environment and continuously review the business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables, and identify opportunities and risks.
• Translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.
• Contribute to overall project success and define necessary activities to achieve desired business results.
• Identify, quantify, and resolve technical risks that may require cross-functional collaboration to resolve complex system interactions
• Manage and write System and subsystem requirements, including definition, decomposition, analysis, and traceability, to ensure clear and unambiguous software requirements
• Play a key role in the software/hardware integration. Collaborate with Systems Verification, Pre-Clinical engineering, and other stakeholders to do root cause analysis and solution generation
• Review software designs to ensure they implement the appropriate software behavior and requirements
• Ensure that all activities conform to Quality and compliance requirements
• As a team leader, mentor and guide other team members to facilitate completion of various project activities, from definition, identifying software functional requirements, test reviews, traceability, and final release according to medical device development processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Computer Systems, Systems, or Software), Computer Science, or related discipline
• 10+ years of software engineering design and development or systems engineering experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with C++
• Experience with creating and managing requirements and translating them into effective architectures and software design
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate to all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Computer Systems, or Software), Computer Science, or related discipline
• Knowledge of 62304 and other standards applicable to Class II and Class III medical devices
• Previous experience working in a regulated industry such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, or defense
• Well versed in draft FDA Cybersecurity Guidance and GDPR
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship
• Experience with complex electromechanical systems including hardware, embedded firmware, disposables, and software
• Academic GPA: 3.0 plus

Pay Range : $50 - $60 an hour

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually - as applicable.