Senior Embedded Software Engineer

About the position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. 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. This Embedded Software Engineer works independently on the design, development, and maintenance of embedded firmware for an innovative and exciting new venture investigating and commercializing novel technologies and biomarkers that will give people and the professionals who treat them new insights into their health, physical and mental performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead software development, verification, and validation; responsible for on-time delivery of high-quality embedded software biowearable products that meet budgetary objectives.
• Implement approved design control procedures for software development in accordance with FDA guidelines.
• Lead software development projects, providing mentoring and technical guidance.
• Technical leadership of embedded software development and project scheduling.
• Reliably deliver high-quality software within schedule constraints.
• Provides technical ownership of software products, primarily written in C.
• Actively participates in product development teams for the development of new products and services.
• Works with Software and Test Consultants on the system and design issues.
• Interacts with QA engineers to ensure that software products are robust and of very high quality.
• Use appropriate tools and techniques for productivity and code quality: debuggers, profilers, unit testing, source control, etc.
• Research technical issues and propose technical approaches.
• Participate in the full life cycle of development, from specification and design through implementation, testing, and support.
• Work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangibles.
• Exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Would work with cross-functional engineering teams developing new designs.
• Lead technical teams in the accomplishment of software design and maintenance activities.
• Develop networks involving cross functional/cross departmental groups as well as communication to senior management.
• Readily adjusts priorities and works within team environment for timely completion of common objectives for multiple projects.
• Resolve significant and/or complex technical issues to empower health through breakthrough technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 8 to 15 years experience in software engineering required.
• Some experience in software engineering management.
• Good knowledge of software engineering principles required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Minimum of 5 years of solid programming experience in C programming languages required.
• Minimum of 5 years of structured software development and/or Object Modeling Design experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of software development of embedded systems for safety-critical products required.
• Strong debugging techniques and experience on using debugger in an embedded environment is required.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills are a must.
• Knowledgeable of microprocessor architecture is required.
• Knowledgeable of device driver and low-level device interface design and development is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Solid knowledge of regulations for medical device development, (EN460001, ISO13485, FDA) is desirable.
• Experience in model based design (UML or SysML), is highly desirable.
• Skillset to support data calculation reports required.
• Good knowledge of coding to share between an embedded and app designs.
• General familiarity with the technologies of an embedded display device preferred.
• Embedded UI design experience preferred.
• Detailed experience with medical device development processes and FDA 510K and PMA regulatory requirement and process is desirable.
• Good knowledge of and experience in RF and WiFi software design, device driver configuration, and test is preferred.
• Experience with Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low-Energy is highly preferred.
• Experience with Source Control Management is highly preferred.
• Experience with testing of embedded devices is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company.
• 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 student debt program and FreeU education benefit.
• 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.