Staff R&D Engineer-Predictive Engineering & Validation - Electrophysiology

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) division in Plymouth, MN invites a Staff R&D Engineer, Predictive Engineering & Validation. You’ll lead bench testing strategy, develop tests and models, and partner across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, and Quality to accelerate product development and reduce risk.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, data-driven decision making, and mentoring peers while ensuring FDA/ISO compliance and robust verification/validation practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of medical device product development, testing, research, or engineering experience.
• Experience leading complex technical initiatives and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of experimental design, engineering fundamentals, and data-driven decision-making.
• Experience developing and executing laboratory, bench, or preclinical testing methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex technical challenges.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive technical decisions across multiple organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, development, and implementation of advanced bench testing capabilities supporting electrophysiology therapies and technologies.
• Establish technical roadmaps that increase the use of bench-generated data to inform product design, performance characterization, and development decisions.
• Develop innovative test methods, simulated use models, and experimental platforms that replicate clinically relevant conditions.
• Partner with R&D, Clinical, Systems Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, and Product Development teams to align testing strategies with project objectives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for bench testing methodologies, data interpretation, and study design.
• Lead complex investigations and data-driven analyses supporting technology development, risk reduction, and design optimization.
• Define requirements for new laboratory equipment, testing infrastructure, and capability investments.
• Mentor engineers and scientists in experimental design, data analysis, and best practices for bench testing.
• Present technical recommendations and strategic proposals to functional leadership and project teams.
• Support development of verification and validation strategies and associated regulatory documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce development costs, and accelerate project timelines through innovative testing approaches.
• Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, ISO standards, company procedures, and quality system requirements.

Skills

Technical leadership

Bench testing

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical 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 122,000 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

This position works out of our Plymouth, MN location in the EP division .

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott's Electrophysiology (EP) division, we're advancing the treatment of heart rhythm disorders through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

What You'll Work On

As a Staff R&D Engineer, Predictive Engineering & Validation, you will provide technical leadership for the development and execution of advanced bench testing strategies that support the Electrophysiology product portfolio. This role will establish and drive a vision for expanding bench testing capabilities to generate high-quality, decision-driving data that accelerates product development and complements preclinical studies.

You will work across engineering, clinical, systems, and regulatory functions to develop innovative test methods, models, and evaluation frameworks that increase confidence in design decisions, optimize development costs, and improve development speed. The successful candidate will be recognized as a technical expert and strategic leader, influencing technology development across multiple projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, development, and implementation of advanced bench testing capabilities supporting electrophysiology therapies and technologies.
• Establish technical roadmaps that increase the use of bench-generated data to inform product design, performance characterization, and development decisions.
• Develop innovative test methods, simulated use models, and experimental platforms that replicate clinically relevant conditions.
• Partner with R&D, Clinical, Systems Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, and Product Development teams to align testing strategies with project objectives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for bench testing methodologies, data interpretation, and study design.
• Lead complex investigations and data-driven analyses supporting technology development, risk reduction, and design optimization.
• Define requirements for new laboratory equipment, testing infrastructure, and capability investments.
• Mentor engineers and scientists in experimental design, data analysis, and best practices for bench testing.
• Present technical recommendations and strategic proposals to functional leadership and project teams.
• Support development of verification and validation strategies and associated regulatory documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce development costs, and accelerate project timelines through innovative testing approaches.
• Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, ISO standards, company procedures, and quality system requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of medical device product development, testing, research, or engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex technical initiatives and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of experimental design, engineering fundamentals, and data-driven decision-making.
• Experience developing and executing laboratory, bench, or preclinical testing methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex technical challenges.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to effectively influence stakeholders and drive technical decisions across multiple organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong preference for candidates with demonstrated expertise in