Senior Systems Engineer at Abbott Laboratories

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.

Senior Systems Engineer

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

The Senior Systems Engineer works out of our Dallas, TX location in Transfusion Medicine. The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health. Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

The Systems Engineering team is responsible for conducting root cause investigations of system level issues, including remote customer issue analysis/troubleshooting and in lab issue recreation/resolution. The Systems Engineering team also supports the risk management process and provide system level subject matter expertise for potential design changes. As the Senior Systems Engineer you’ll lead Systems Engineering activities within the electro-mechanical engineering arena.

What You’ll Work On

• Analyze and develop system requirements, user needs, and system designs, support system evaluation activities.

• Lead special studies or experiments to improve system quality and define new components, products, or processes.

• Lead large cross-functional investigation teams by determining root cause of system level issues and proposing possible solutions; communicate progress and conclusions to senior management and stakeholders.

• Perform testing to assess performance, reliability, and system interactions against design specifications.

• Provide input into the development of manufacturing processes and controls.

• Support hardware risk management process.

• Promote collaboration with various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology) through knowledge of the interaction between departments/disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business, Quality).

• Champion products and services that meet the highest technical and quality standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies/processes. Embrace first-time quality as a way of life – not accepting, creating, or passing any defects and speaking up.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in an Engineering or closely related discipline with five or more years progressive work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science, Systems Engineering) or related Engineering/Scientific Field.

• 8 + years of relevant, well-rounded, technical experience.

• Proven Knowledge of System Engineering principles or concepts with a focus/background in electrical engineering.

• Demonstrated experience supporting complex system and risk analysis.

• Hands-on experience in a laboratory environment.

• Demonstrated ability analyzing and utilizing data to make decisions.

• Experience executing and creating test plans for complex systems.     

• Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of external regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics. Experience in a highly regulated environment.

• Prior medical device experience: electro-mechanical, chemical, or biochemical technologies as they pertain to the design, integration, evaluation, and commercialization of diagnostic systems.        

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $83,000.00 – $166,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.