Staff Systems Verification Engineer

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Staff Systems Verification Engineer to join their Heart Failure team in Pleasanton, CA. In this pivotal role, you'll ensure the logical and systematic verification of the CardioMEMS system, contributing to innovative technologies that enhance patient care. You'll be responsible for developing and executing verification plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and optimizing processes to ensure compliance with industry standards. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the medical device field while working with a company recognized for its commitment to diversity and employee well-being.

Benefits

Free medical coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Career development opportunities

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in system verification and validation.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute system verification based on established requirements.
• Drive review and optimization of verification efforts across projects.

Skills

System Verification

Systems Integration

Software Verification

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Advanced Degree in Engineering

Tools

Statistical Analysis Tools

Test Automation Tools

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 Title

Staff Systems Verification 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. You’ll also have access to:

1. Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
2. Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.
3. An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
4. Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
5. 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.
6. 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

We are recruiting a Staff Systems Verification Engineer to join our Abbott Heart Failure team in our Pleasanton, CA office, where we are focused on helping people with heart failure manage their health and ultimately change and save lives. They will be primarily working on the CardioMEMS HF portfolio, which remotely monitors changes in pulmonary artery (PA) pressure, an early indicator of the onset of worsening heart failure, to aid physicians in preventing worsening heart failure, lower heart failure mortality rates, and improve quality of life for our heart failure patients.

The Staff Systems Verification Engineer will be accountable for delivering system verification across the full CardioMEMS system in support of multiple ongoing projects. This role ensures the logical and systematic verification of system level design input and performance requirements accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints. You will be applying an expert understanding of applications, customer needs and use, verification best practices, test tools, and sub-system verification to streamline design verification.

What You’ll Work On

1. Plan, develop, and execute system verification based on established system requirements, as an individual contributor and guiding other test engineers.
2. Plan, develop, and execute system level characterization and integration testing based on deep understanding of products, technologies, and designs.
3. Plan and execute verification projects with significant novelty and integration across various disciplines and team members. Apply a portfolio-centric approach to developing programs and verification solutions.
4. Build and improve system verification processes and methods for the CardioMEMS system of devices, which includes implanted MEMS devices, external medical electrical equipment devices, database and software-based products, and mobile application products.
5. Identify and implement tools, fixturing, testing automation methods, and other resources necessary to optimize and improve system verification.
6. Design and conduct system characterization testing and studies. Process, analyze, and present resulting data and conclusions.
7. Drive review and optimization of project-wide and cross-project verification efforts to ensure adequate coverage, minimize duplication, and increase transparency and understanding of system verification versus sub-system verification versus other types of testing.
8. Contribute to and support gathering, analyzing, and reviewing system level and sub-system requirements.
9. Develop, write, and review test plans, procedures, methods, and reports with excellent writing skills.
10. Foster collaboration with cross-functional teams and other leaders to drive work to completion and resolve issues. Successfully influence stakeholders. Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior management. Keeps leadership informed of progress and issues.
11. Develop and apply an expert understanding of designated systems as well as serve as a subject matter expert for the development team regarding behaviors, implementation, system and sub-system verification methodologies, and the applicable technologies required to solve problems and deliver upon business objectives.
12. Apply industry best practices and applicable regulations to work area.
13. Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Software, or Biomedical), Computer Science, or related discipline.
2. 8+ years of experience in a similar position, including system verification and validation, systems integration experience, software verification/validation, and/or end-to-end (ideation to commercialization) technical product development experience.
3. Experience working in new product development of medical device industry.
4. Experience leading and influencing other engineers to complete project and verification work.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate to all levels of the organization.
6. Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Advanced degree in Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Software, or Biomedical), Computer Science, or related discipline with 10 years of work experience.
2. Experience and expertise with systems consisting of hardware, software, mobile app, and cloud components.
3. Experience and expertise with systems with RF, electromagnetics, ASICs, Bluetooth, and NFC technologies.
4. Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data using statistical methods.
5. Class III implantable medical device experience, specifically supporting heart failure and/or cardiovascular systems and experience with biologic sensors (flow, pressure, EKG, etc).
6. Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate information from varied disciplines including Clinical Medicine, Engineering, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs.

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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.

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