Staff Software Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Minnesota’s St. Paul Tech Center is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Electrophysiology division.

You will design, develop, and document software for medical devices and participate in all lifecycle stages, from concept to testing, partnering with QA, RA, and hardware teams. The role requires strong C++ and OO design, GUI work with Qt/QML, OpenGL/CUDA, Linux, and deep experience in medical device development and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Engineering.
• 10+ years of software engineering design.
• 2-3 years providing technical leadership and mentorship.
• Experience with creating and managing requirements and translating them into effective architectures and software design.
• An understanding of requirements for medical devices, and experience in medical device development.
• Excellent documentation skills (highly regulated development environment).
• Excellent Object-Oriented Design with modern C++.
• GUI development experience: Qt/QML.
• Strong OpenGL Computer Shader Language or CUDA and general stream programming concept experience.
• Solid understanding and experience with OpenGL 2D/3D Texture Mapping technique.
• Operating Systems: Linux.
• Software development through full product life-cycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and document software applications embedded in diagnostic and interventional cardiology devices.
• Participate in all phases of the software lifecycle, including concept development, requirements, design, implementation, and testing.
• Create and implement software/test plans/protocols and generate test reports to ensure software design meets specifications and quality system requirements.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including QA, RA, and hardware engineers to ensure the software design meets product requirements, safety, reliability and serviceability.

Skills

C++

OO Design

Qt/QML

OpenGL

CUDA

Linux

Software Architecture

Documentation

Team Leadership

Requirements Management

Education

Bachelor/Master in Computer Engineering / CS / Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Visual Studio

Jira

Perforce

Job description

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.

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 Tech Center in St. Paul/Little Canada, MN in the EP division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. As the Staff Software Engineer, you will be expected to be a critical contributor to building compelling products within Abbott’s Electrophysiology Division. The individual will participate in the development and deployment of system and software architecture to support our development programs. Design, develop, and document software applications embedded in diagnostic and interventional cardiology devices. Participate in all phases of the software lifecycle, including concept development, requirements, design, implementation, and testing.

What You’ll Work On

Apply solid software design skills to develop medical devices to meet specific performance requirements and deliver on goals according to product development quality system. These activities include developing requirements specifications, design, implementation and testing of software and embedded software algorithms or/and general Linux applications and GUIs. As a team member, contribute significantly to completion of various project activities, from definition, identifying software functional requirements, implementation, code reviews, and final release according to medical device development processes. Create and implement software/test plans/protocols and generate test reports to ensure software design meets the specifications and quality system requirements. Work closely with cross-function team, including design reviews with QA, RA, test engineers, hardware engineers to ensure the software design meets the product requirements, including safety, reliability and serviceability. Be creative and innovative in the product development process. Make, recommend or justify critical technical decisions in product design. The decision should be based on broad investigation and testing. Document and transfer developed solutions to manufacturing team for mass production and provide technical support and sustaining development in launch phase.

Required Qualifications

B.S. or M.S (Preferred) in discipline such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Engineering.

10+ years of software engineering design.

2-3 years providing technical leadership and mentorship.

Experience with creating and managing requirements and translating them into effective architectures and software design.

An understanding of requirements for medical devices, and experience in medical device development.

Excellent documentation skills (highly regulated development environment).

Excellent Object-Oriented Design with modern C++.

GUI development experience: Qt/QML.

Strong OpenGL Computer Shader Language or CUDA and general stream programming concept experience.

Solid understanding and experience with OpenGL 2D/3D Texture Mapping technique.

Operating Systems: Linux.

Software development through full product life-cycle.

Preferred Qualifications

Medical device development experience and IEC60601-1, IEC62304 and related IEC standard familiarity preferred.

Development/Process Tools: MS Visual Studio, Jira, Perforce.

Experience developing robust software applications that address Cyber Security concerns.

Experience with distributed embedded systems.

Other programming languages such as Python, XML, XSL, HTML and communication protocols (TCP/IP, UPnP, Web Services, SOAP, CAN).

Direct supervisory experience.

Salary

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family & Location

JOB FAMILY: Product Development

DIVISION: EP Electrophysiology

LOCATION: United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Tech Center : One St Jude Medical Drive

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 - Español: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

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’re advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.