{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"5d6436d4f4ed1ae4e964eb0f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5d6436d4f4ed1ae4e964eb0f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5d6436d4f4ed1ae4e964eb0f","title":"Staff Systems Engineer","description":"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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.\n\nJob Title\n\nSr. Systems Engineer\n\nWORKING AT ABBOTT\n\nAt 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 will also have access to:\n\nCareer development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.\n\nFree medical coverage for employees through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.\n\nAn excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.\n\nTuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit.\n\nA company recognized as a great place to work around the world and among the most admired companies by Fortune.\n\nTHE OPPORTUNITY\n\nAbbott Neuromodulation is a market leader in mobile, minimally invasive implantable technologies that help people living with chronic pain and movement disorders. Through advanced embedded systems, sensing technologies, and mobile applications, we develop differentiated therapy ecosystems that improve patient outcomes.\n\nOur Plano, Texas site has an opportunity for a Staff Systems Engineer. This senior individual contributor will lead systems engineering, architecture, and requirements definition for complex active implantable medical-device platforms. The role translates clinical, user, and business needs into robust, verifiable system solutions and guides system design across electrical hardware, embedded firmware, algorithms, software, mechanical interfaces, and human factors to deliver safe, high-performing products.\n\nThe successful candidate is a hands-on systems design engineer and technical leader who is comfortable resolving ambiguous, cross-disciplinary problems; making sound design tradeoffs; and guiding product development from early concept through commercialization. This is a non-supervisory role.\n\nPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nLead system architecture, design, and requirements strategy for complex neuromodulation products and technology platforms.\nTranslate patient, clinician, customer, and business needs into measurable system performance requirements, design inputs, and acceptance criteria.\nGuide system design across electrical hardware, sensing, embedded firmware, algorithms, external software, mechanical interfaces, and multidisciplinary subsystems.\nDefine and assess system behaviors, performance budgets, tradeoffs, operating parameters, and failure modes to reduce technical risk and optimize safety, usability, reliability, and product performance.\nPartner with firmware and software teams to shape embedded control, signal-processing, and data-analysis algorithms; establish system-level requirements and verification approaches for those capabilities.\nLead cross-functional design reviews, technical investigations, and root-cause analyses; communicate clear recommendations that resolve complex system issues.\nGuide development and execution of system characterization tests to drive design and requirements, define operating ranges/tolerances, and establish performance budgets.\nApply risk management, design-control practices, and industry standards appropriate for regulated medical devices; support design history file documentation, regulatory submissions, and audit readiness.\nInfluence platform strategy, technology roadmaps, and engineering practices through sound technical judgment and a whole-system perspective.\nMentor engineers and strengthen systems engineering capability through technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and disciplined problem solving.\n\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\nBachelor's degree in systems, Biomedical, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, or Software Engineering, or a related engineering or scientific field.\n8+ years of relevant R&D or product-development experience, including systems engineering, system design, or requirements architecture for complex multidisciplinary products.\nDemonstrated experience defining system architectures, requirements, interfaces, design tradeoffs, and verification strategies.\nExperience guiding cross-functional design alignment across hardware, firmware, software, and clinical disciplines to resolve complex technical issues.\nStrong technical leadership, communication, and influence skills, with the ability to lead without direct authority.\nExperience working in a regulated development environment and applying risk management, design controls, and relevant industry standards.\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\nAdvanced degree in biomedical, electrical, computer, systems engineering, or a related technical field.\nExperience with Class II or Class III medical devices, particularly active implantable devices, neuromodulation, cardiac rhythm management, or other electro-mechanical therapy systems.\nHands-on system design experience spanning embedded firmware, electrical or mixed-signal hardware, sensors, and algorithms such as signal processing, control, estimation, or data analysis.\nExperience designing, characterizing, or validating sensing, stimulation, neural-interface, motor-control, battery-powered, wireless, or other safety-critical embedded systems.\nExperience using systems modeling or requirements-management tools and applying Model-Based Systems Engineering or INCOSE-aligned practices.\nExperience with medical-device standards (e.g., ISO 14971, IEC 60601, ISO 14708) and regulatory submission support.\n\nWHAT WE OFFER\n\nTraining and career development, including onboarding programs and tuition assistance.\nCompetitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plans.\nHealth care and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, wellness, and occupational health programs.\nPaid time off and a 401(k)-retirement savings plan with a generous company match.\n\nApply Now\n\n* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.\n\nLearn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com\n\nFollow 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.\n\nConnect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.\n\nThe base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. 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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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.\n\nJob Title\n\nSr. Systems Engineer\n\nWORKING AT ABBOTT\n\nAt 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 will also have access to:\n\nCareer development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.\n\nFree medical coverage for employees through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.\n\nAn excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.\n\nTuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit.\n\nA company recognized as a great place to work around the world and among the most admired companies by Fortune.\n\nTHE OPPORTUNITY\n\nAbbott Neuromodulation is a market leader in mobile, minimally invasive implantable technologies that help people living with chronic pain and movement disorders. Through advanced embedded systems, sensing technologies, and mobile applications, we develop differentiated therapy ecosystems that improve patient outcomes.\n\nOur Plano, Texas site has an opportunity for a Staff Systems Engineer. This senior individual contributor will lead systems engineering, architecture, and requirements definition for complex active implantable medical-device platforms. The role translates clinical, user, and business needs into robust, verifiable system solutions and guides system design across electrical hardware, embedded firmware, algorithms, software, mechanical interfaces, and human factors to deliver safe, high-performing products.\n\nThe successful candidate is a hands-on systems design engineer and technical leader who is comfortable resolving ambiguous, cross-disciplinary problems; making sound design tradeoffs; and guiding product development from early concept through commercialization. This is a non-supervisory role.\n\nPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nLead system architecture, design, and requirements strategy for complex neuromodulation products and technology platforms.\nTranslate patient, clinician, customer, and business needs into measurable system performance requirements, design inputs, and acceptance criteria.\nGuide system design across electrical hardware, sensing, embedded firmware, algorithms, external software, mechanical interfaces, and multidisciplinary subsystems.\nDefine and assess system behaviors, performance budgets, tradeoffs, operating parameters, and failure modes to reduce technical risk and optimize safety, usability, reliability, and product performance.\nPartner with firmware and software teams to shape embedded control, signal-processing, and data-analysis algorithms; establish system-level requirements and verification approaches for those capabilities.\nLead cross-functional design reviews, technical investigations, and root-cause analyses; communicate clear recommendations that resolve complex system issues.\nGuide development and execution of system characterization tests to drive design and requirements, define operating ranges/tolerances, and establish performance budgets.\nApply risk management, design-control practices, and industry standards appropriate for regulated medical devices; support design history file documentation, regulatory submissions, and audit readiness.\nInfluence platform strategy, technology roadmaps, and engineering practices through sound technical judgment and a whole-system perspective.\nMentor engineers and strengthen systems engineering capability through technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and disciplined problem solving.\n\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\nBachelor's degree in systems, Biomedical, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, or Software Engineering, or a related engineering or scientific field.\n8+ years of relevant R&D or product-development experience, including systems engineering, system design, or requirements architecture for complex multidisciplinary products.\nDemonstrated experience defining system architectures, requirements, interfaces, design tradeoffs, and verification strategies.\nExperience guiding cross-functional design alignment across hardware, firmware, software, and clinical disciplines to resolve complex technical issues.\nStrong technical leadership, communication, and influence skills, with the ability to lead without direct authority.\nExperience working in a regulated development environment and applying risk management, design controls, and relevant industry standards.\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\nAdvanced degree in biomedical, electrical, computer, systems engineering, or a related technical field.\nExperience with Class II or Class III medical devices, particularly active implantable devices, neuromodulation, cardiac rhythm management, or other electro-mechanical therapy systems.\nHands-on system design experience spanning embedded firmware, electrical or mixed-signal hardware, sensors, and algorithms such as signal processing, control, estimation, or data analysis.\nExperience designing, characterizing, or validating sensing, stimulation, neural-interface, motor-control, battery-powered, wireless, or other safety-critical embedded systems.\nExperience using systems modeling or requirements-management tools and applying Model-Based Systems Engineering or INCOSE-aligned practices.\nExperience with medical-device standards (e.g., ISO 14971, IEC 60601, ISO 14708) and regulatory submission support.\n\nWHAT WE OFFER\n\nTraining and career development, including onboarding programs and tuition assistance.\nCompetitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plans.\nHealth care and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, wellness, and occupational health programs.\nPaid time off and a 401(k)-retirement savings plan with a generous company match.\n\nApply Now\n\n* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.\n\nLearn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com\n\nFollow 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.\n\nConnect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.\n\nThe base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. 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