Principal Systems Engineer

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 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 student debt program, and 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

This position works out of our Tech Center in St. Paul, MN in the EP divison.

In Abbott's Electrophysiology (EP) business, we're advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

In this Principal Systems Engineer role, you will be a technical leader on our Electrophysiology Systems Engineering team focused on delivering the future in Advanced Navigation technologies. This role will involve a range of responsibilities including but not limited to definition of system behavior, system architecture, system performance, and system integration for our next generation products. This engineer will be a key member of Abbott's product development team to bring systems from concept to launch.

What You'll Work On

• Develop technical and business strategy at the core team level for major system-level programs.
• Utilize multidisciplinary engineering knowledge and experience to design and develop new products specific for cardiac mapping and ablation.
• Provide system engineering leadership for new products from concept phase through launch.
• Lead cross-functional teams to solve technical challenges and drive research initiatives.
• Work with Product Marketing, Clinical Engineering, and Key Opinion Leaders to develop design input requirements from user and business needs.
• Communicate to Sr. Management including technical presentations, status updates, and program reviews.
• Lead system behavior definition activities utilizing use case modeling and other appropriate tools.
• Develop the system architecture while working collaboratively with the other engineering functions (hardware, software, catheter).
• Plan, manage, and report on overall systems integration activities.
• Provide input into the technology and product roadmaps.
• Be a strong team player and lead cross-functional teams to resolve issues and meet budget and schedule requirements.
• Create a positive, collaborative culture amongst the technical teams while working to solve challenging engineering problems.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure compliance with procedural and documentation requirements of Abbott, FDA , ISO and other regulatory bodies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 11+ years of experience in developing highly complex electrical hardware, software, and signal-processing based systems.
• 5+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish project goals.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex engineering problems and mentor other engineers.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational skills, as well as attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering and/or Science (could substitute for 2 years of engineering experience).
• M edical device experience, specifically supporting cardiac mapping and/or ablation systems.
• E xperience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business units model.
• Detailed understanding of 60601 and other related electrical hardware regulations.

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The base pay for this position is $111,300.00 - $222,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.