Software Integration Engineer

Thornton Tomasetti; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefits

Job summary

Abbott in Irving, TX is seeking a Software Integration Engineer to perform integration testing for an automated IVD system used in blood and plasma screening. The role supports the Software Development Lifecycle, collaborates with development teams, and tests on target instruments in the lab.

The position emphasizes SDLC activities, exploratory testing, and end-to-end validation in an FDA-regulated diagnostics environment, with travel up to 5% and a base salary disclosed by the company.

Qualifications

• Experience performing software integration testing of complex electromechanical systems.
• Demonstrates use of experimental and data analysis techniques including statistics, DOE and Six Sigma training.
• Presents, delivers and interprets information amongst product team members, scientists, engineers, and other systems development personnel.

Responsibilities

• Integration testing throughout the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Heavily interacts with the development teams to ensure the right tests are being executed properly.
• Collaborate with other Software Integration Test Engineers to develop integration test plans and test scenarios and perform the testing on the target instrument in the lab.
• Complete software integration activities for the development of user stories within an Agile SDLC process.
• Perform exploratory testing and system-level end-to-end integration incorporating customer day-to-day scenarios.
• Investigate and report unexpected events, issues, or software bugs.
• Verify fixes.
• Travel requirement: minimal up to 5%

Skills

Integration testing

Agile SDLC

Data analysis

DOE & Six Sigma

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Python scripting

Lab instruments

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Software Integration Engineer Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

Benefits

• 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• 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 Opportunity

Our Diagnostics business in Transfusion Medicine currently has an opportunity for a Software Integration Engineer. This position is based in our Irving, TX office. The primary function of this position is to perform software integration testing for an automated IVD system used for blood and plasma screening. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

What You’ll Work On

• Integration testing throughout the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Heavily interacts with the development teams to ensure the right tests are being executed properly.
• Collaborate with other Software Integration Test Engineers to develop integration test plans and test scenarios and perform the testing on the target instrument in the lab.
• Complete software integration activities for the development of user stories within an Agile SDLC process.
• Perform exploratory testing and system-level end-to-end integration incorporating customer day-to-day scenarios.
• Investigate and report unexpected events, issues, or software bugs.
• Verify fixes.
• Travel requirement: minimal up to 5%

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 2 years' work-related experience
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics
• Reviews, generates and documents Verification & Validation or characterization related inputs
• Demonstrates use of experimental and data Analysis techniques including statistics, DOE and Six Sigma training
• Presents, delivers and interprets information amongst product team members, scientists, engineers, and other systems development personnel
• Proficient in operation of instruments, and repair/replacement of parts/subassemblies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience performing software integration testing of complex electromechanical systems
• Regression and Functional Testing is a plus for understanding as it is part of this role
• Experience working in the medical industry and an FDA-regulated environment is a plus
• Hands‑on experience with complex diagnostic medical equipment; experience with Abbott IVD systems is a strong plus
• Moderate knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Scripting knowledge is a plus including using python and or Bash
• Troubleshooting experience across multiple system functions (i.e., hardware and software)

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Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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Compensation

The base pay for this position is $68,000.00 – $136,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Details

JOB FAMILY: Product Development DIVISION: TM Transfusion Medicine LOCATION: United States > Irving : LC-02 ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: 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)

EEO Links

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About Abbott

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.