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:

The position of Senior Firmware Engineer is within our EP Electrophysiology at our St. Paul, MN location. 

 

Abbott’s Electrophysiology division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

 

The individual will be responsible for Leads design and development of software code, unit tests, and integration tests for a feature of a subsystem. Leads medium-sized or multiple medium-projects.

 

The software you develop will greatly improve the quality of lives of patients across the world.

 

What You’ll Work On

• Leads and is accountable for the engineering design and implementation of one or more software features in the System.
• Defines code-level application programming interfaces and strategies for unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing for one or more features.
• Serves as the technical subject matter expert for one or more features, identifying process issues and recommending corrective measures.
• Defines feature evolution, branching, integration, and deployment strategy. 
• Defines a structure of the source code files for one or more features. Ensures successful integration of one or more features in the continuous integration environment.
• Review testing strategy and test protocols for one or more features. Implements hardware/interface simulation for one or more features.
• Analyzes user needs, product requirements, and software requirements and provides input to System Engineer and other stakeholders. Assesses areas impacted by new feature requests and determines approach to accommodate new capabilities.
• Provides effort estimates for software functionality. Plans, conducts and technically directs projects or sub-systems of significant projects. Assesses areas impacted by new feature requests and determines approach to accommodate new capabilities.
• Develops High-Level Design for an entire software application, which includes the ability to assign capabilities to components, negotiate interactions between components, and identify and resolve component interaction issues. Review at the feature level.

 

Required Qualifications

• Masters Degree (± 18 years) Master's Degree with 4+ years of related experience/ Bachelor's Degree (± 16 years) bachelor's degree with 6+ years of related experience/ Associate Degree (± 13 years) Associate's Degree with 10+ years of related experience
• Advanced experience in designing and developing complex software systems. 
• Ability to guide junior team members. 
• Advanced knowledge in modern programming languages such as C/C++/C# or Python & agile methodologies.
• Advanced level of understanding of test-driven methodologies.
• Advanced level of knowledge with continuous integration & continuous development (CI/CD).
• Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  
• Ability to develop & design at the component level.
• Advanced level understanding of design patterns.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities.

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in a related field (education may substitute for some years of experience)
• Experience with Embedded Software Development within the regulated medical field.
• Linux Kernel, Yocto, and Qt development are a plus.
• Software engineering experience within a rigid development and configuration management process.
• Experience with unit and integration level testing and automated testing.
• Experience in programming languages such as Python, Java, SQL, C/C++, C#, Matlab
• Experience in low-level real-time system development
• Experience with cybersecurity for embedded devices (threat modeling/CSRA or digital signing preferred)
• Previous experience in cardiac electrophysiology and/or cardiac rhythm management
• Familiarity with IEC 62304 for medical device software, and the IEC 60601 family of standards.
• Advanced level ability to conduct thorough data analytics & implement data-driven solutions.

     

The base pay for this position is

$72,700.00 – $145,300.00

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

     

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:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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