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.

**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:

+ Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

+ Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

+ An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

+ Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-stude...) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree...) 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

**Main Purpose**

Performs specialized systems engineering tasks, while working under generalized supervision, including investigating, defining, analyzing, documenting and testing activities towards the development of specific products or algorithms.

**Main Responsibilities**

+ Provides input into the development of system verification plans and procedures, and the conduct of those tests.

+ Simulates or tests aspects of new projects or algorithms to evaluate prototypes and validate output as meeting customers’ intended use requirements; analyzes electrograms, diagnostic or programming data collected from the field or from research studies. Defines and conducts storyboarding/beta testing to evaluate/measure customer acceptance of proposed product performance and operational characteristics. Analyzes and reports findings to immediate line management.

+ Interacts with functional groups as necessary to conduct feasibility studies, technology assessments, concept studies, or benchmarking studies.

+ Analyzes input requirements for medical devices, supports the instrumentation/service infrastructure, and translates these into specific system requirement/interface specifications. Participates in and contributes to the broad cross functional review of work output. Updates and maintains feature specifications in narrowly defined areas for specific projects.

+ Investigates and defines clinical-systems engineering requirements for new algorithms or features, and facilitates the transition of algorithms into new projects through clinical review and evaluation.

+ Contributes to the evaluation and validation of a specific subsystem or project prior to submission.

**Required Qualifications**

+ Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering field.

+ 6 months of experience in medical product development

+ Preferred Qualifications: Experience in medical device industry.

**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

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $59,800.00 – $119,600.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com