Sr. Electrical Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Electrical Engineer in the Diabetes Care Division, where innovation meets healthcare. You will design and develop cutting-edge battery-powered embedded systems that empower diabetes management. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to lead engineering projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams. With a commitment to employee growth, the company provides extensive training and career development opportunities, alongside competitive compensation and benefits. If you're ready to make a significant impact in healthcare technology, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Free Medical Coverage

Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

Career Development Programs

Health and Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in electrical engineering with a focus on medical devices.
• Proficient in PCB design and regulatory compliance for medical products.
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate battery-powered embedded systems for medical devices.
• Lead complex engineering projects and communicate with senior management.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Electrical Engineering Principles

Communication Interfaces

EMC/EMI Design

PCB Layout

Statistical Analysis

Design Verification

Technical Documentation

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Design Tools

Agile PLM Tool

DOORS

SysML

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 114,000 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 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 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.
  

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Our location in Alameda, CA currently has an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer and this is a full time in-office role. This individual will work independently in a lead role, or as part of a team to design, develop, and troubleshoot critical electrical designs. They will identify, recommend, implement significant and/or complex new electrical design improvements or technologies that meet regulatory requirements. They may lead multiple electrical engineering activities and develop cross-functional working relationships as well as provide effective communication to Senior Management.

What you’ll work on

• Research, specify, design, verify, and validate battery-powered embedded systems per applicable regulatory standards for medical devices.
• Working experience in communication interfaces, patient monitors, EMC/EMI design and testing for regulatory standards.
• Proficient in PCB layout using Altium design tools. Anticipate and resolve DFM and DFT issues.
• Develop product specifications, design FMEAs, and V&V test protocols.
• Ensure that electrical designs meet applicable industry and medical device standards
• Communicate effectively to and participate in cross-functional development teams.
• Create and review electrical design specifications and product requirements.
• Write and submit Engineering Change Orders in Agile (a product life cycle management tool.)
• Act as an independent reviewer on programs not directly involved.
• Comply with all applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and perform other duties as assigned by the Management Team

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 7 + years of relevant experience
• Mastery of fundamental Electrical Engineering principles.
• Experience in performing complex engineering calculations and relating results to design verification tests including statistical analysis and tolerance analysis
• Working knowledge in writing process, product requirements, and design specifications.
• Understanding of processes used in the design and manufacturing of medical devices, bed-side monitors, battery-powered handheld, wearable, and body-worn devices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Preferred Skills/Technologies: PCB layout using Altium design tool, EMC design for compliance, DFM, DFT, Agile PLM tool
• Design requirement management tools such as DOORS and SysML a plus
• Knowledge of regulations and industry standards for medical device development including but not limited to ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and FDA Guidance for medical device development.

What We Offer

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuitionassistance
• Financial securitythrough competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programsincluding medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k)retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a companywith a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us atwww.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is

$112,000.00 – $224,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Engineering

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

LOCATION:

United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % 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)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.