Abbott Hiring for Software Engineer, Embedded Software at Alameda, California, United States Full Time

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions.

We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

The Software Engineer, Embedded Systems will contribute to the design and development of software across one or more domains : embedded under a disciplined product development process that meets FDA requirements.

This person will work on software design, coding, and validating software, supporting verification and validation testing, and ensuring that all product development conforms to design specifications and coding standards for medical devices.

They will also exercise judgment in coding following the software designs and conducting investigation activities following defined methods.

Lastly, as the Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, they will help develop productive internal / external working relationships. #software

What you’ll work on

• Design and implement software in current programming languages (e.g. C, C++, C#, python).
• Assist in the preparation of software design requirements and detailed design specifications for implementation of software designs per Abbott design development process.
• Assist in the evaluation of selected designs through testing and full documentation of the results.
• Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Participate in software development, verification and validation following the guidance of software lead.
• Follow approved Design Control procedures for software development in accordance with FDA guidelines.
• At this level, it is expected the candidate will have proficiency in software implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of industry experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. Masters preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong familiarity with current development tools (IDEs, debuggers, unit test frameworks).
• Experience testing software is a plus.
• Knowledge of design controls and regulations for medical device development is a plus.
• Knowledge of the principles of quality software engineering as described by software lifecycle development processes that are consistent with ISO, IEEE, or other FDA recognized standards is a plus.
• Experience with software development life cycle processes is a plus.

What We Offer

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer :

• Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
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