Principal Systems Engineer at Abbott

Pleasanton, California, United States

Abbott Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, Medical DevicesIndustries

Requirements

  • Expert understanding of applications, customer needs, behaviors, and architected solutions to streamline product development and ensure product quality
  • Ability to lead programs with significant novelty and integration across disciplines and team members
  • Demonstrated portfolio-centric approach to developing programs incorporated into platform strategies
  • Skills in planning product development work, including capturing requirements, designing solutions, defining behaviors, investigating issues, evaluating trade-offs, and validating output
  • Ability to organize and manage work, prioritize tasks by distinguishing urgent from important, and assess cost/benefit trade-offs
  • Serves as subject matter expert on designated systems, behaviors, implementation trade-offs, customer needs, clinical applications, and applicable technologies

Responsibilities

  • Deliver entire programs or complex, significant portions of programs with some level of novelty
  • Organize and manage work, investigate issues, define behaviors, lead others in executing work, apply expertise, and validate designs and products for systems
  • Ensure logical and systematic conversion of customer requirements and performance requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
  • Primarily support one key major program, while advising on multiple efforts
  • Lead programs exercising significant novelty and integration across various disciplines and team members
  • Plan and execute department strategy to deliver responsibilities: gather information, frame problems, devise/execute plans, track progress, adjust/measure success to improve development efforts and organization
  • Develop and apply expert understanding of designated systems and serve as SME for development team
  • Participate in broad cross-functional reviews of work output
  • Foster collaboration with cross-functional teams, platform architects, and other leaders to drive work to completion

Skills

Systems Engineering
Program Management
Requirements Definition
Design Validation
Leadership
Heart Failure Devices
Medical Devices

Abbott

Healthcare solutions in diagnostics and devices

About Abbott

Abbott Laboratories focuses on improving health through various medical technologies and health solutions. The company operates in areas such as cardiovascular health, diabetes management, diagnostic testing, nutrition, and neuromodulation for chronic pain and movement disorders. Abbott's products include advanced medical devices and diagnostic tests that help healthcare professionals and patients manage health conditions effectively. For example, their cardiovascular technologies assist in heart health management, while diabetes care products enable accurate glucose monitoring without painful fingersticks. Unlike many competitors, Abbott emphasizes accessibility and affordability in its offerings, aiming to make life-changing technologies available to a broader audience. The company's goal is to positively impact global health and well-being, supported by a commitment to sustainability and a 2030 Sustainability Plan.

Lake Bluff, IllinoisHeadquarters
1888Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Departure of key leader Dr. Adamson may affect Abbott's Heart Failure division.
Integration challenges with Medtronic could impact glucose monitor-insulin pump rollout.
Thermo Fisher's microfluidics expansion may increase competition for Abbott.

Differentiation

Abbott integrates continuous glucose monitoring with automated insulin delivery systems.
Abbott's microfluidic devices streamline diagnostic processes efficiently.
Abbott's neuromodulation products target specific nervous system areas for chronic pain relief.

Upsides

Microfluidic technology offers cost-effective solutions in diagnostics.
Strategic partnerships like Abbott-Medtronic enhance product offerings and market reach.
Significant investments indicate strong market confidence in Abbott's healthcare solutions.

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