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About this Sr. Software Engineer R&D role at Abbott

Abbott · Onsite · United States - Texas - Irving
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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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 Sr Software Engineer hired in this role will work out of the Irving, TX location on site. This is in the Abbott Transfusion Medicine Business Division.  Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers. 

What You’ll Work On

The Sr Software Engineer will help develop robotics control and scheduling applications used in a laboratory environment, automating the testing of donor blood and plasma.  The ideal candidate will have experience in motion control and fluidics, utilizing servos and stepper motors to physically move mechanisms into position and valves and pumps to process fluids. 

  • Help design and develop software that controls robotic medical devices, following established development processes and healthcare industry regulations.

  • Participate in software development activities, including designing, coding, testing, and validating software to ensure it performs safely and reliably.

  • Support testing efforts to verify that software meets requirements, follows quality standards, and complies with design specifications.

  • Collaborate with engineers and other team members across multiple disciplines to develop software solutions, define requirements, and document design and testing activities.

  • Contribute to technical documentation, including design reviews, code reviews, software requirements, and testing results.

  • Develop and maintain low-level software that allows hardware components and devices to communicate and function properly using programming languages such as C and C++.

  • Develop application-level software that controls and automates robotic and mechanical systems, using state-based design methods to manage device behavior and performance.

  • Assist in the evaluation of selected designs through testing and full documentation of the results.

  • Investigate on-market issues, determine appropriate corrections, and implement those corrections underneath our software engineering process.

Required Qualifications

  • Associate's degree with a 10+ years of related experience.

  • Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of related experience.

  • Master's Degree with 4+ years of related experience.

  • Advanced experience in designing and developing complex software systems.

  • Ability to provide guidance to 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.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 8 years of experience and a BS degree or 6 years with MS degree..

  • Experience with unit testing and mocking environments, (Google Unit Test, Google Mock, etc)

  • 5 years experience with RTOS based applications (QNX, etc) and inter-process communications (persistent-publish-subscribe (PPS), application messaging/notifications, google protocol buffers, etc).

  • Solid understanding of C++ and robotics and sensor control including state machine usage (boost statecharts, visual state, etc) and common algorithms (debouncing sensor inputs, slip detection, etc)

  • Understanding of device level communications (as demonstrated by prior work).

  • Preferred location: Irving, TX. Alternate location: Lake Forest, IL

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

Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

     

The base pay for this position is

$78,000.00 – $156,000.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

     

DIVISION:

TM Transfusion Medicine

        

LOCATION:

United States > Irving : LC-02

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

United States > Lake Forest : J55

     

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

     

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 - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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How this Software Engineer salary compares

This role pays $117,000/yrbelow the typical range for Software Engineer roles.

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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 are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, ent

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