Staff Systems Engineer - Electrophysiology

About the role

Abbott's Electrophysiology division advances the treatment of heart and vascular disease through medical technologies. As a Staff Systems Engineer on the Electrophysiology Systems Engineering team, you will contribute to the delivery of next-generation products in Advanced Imaging, including echocardiography, CT, MRI and 3D cardiac mapping. You will be a key member of the product development team, taking ownership of projects from concept through launch.

Key responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical strategy for system-level programs, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders on business strategy and product roadmaps.
• Design, develop and troubleshoot new cardiac mapping and advanced imaging products using multidisciplinary engineering knowledge.
• Lead project-level system architecture, system behavior definition and tradeoff analysis using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including use case modeling, requirements traceability, architecture modeling and interface definition.
• Work with Product Marketing, Clinical Engineering and Key Opinion Leaders to define design inputs from user and business needs.
• Communicate with senior management through technical presentations, status updates and program reviews.
• Lead cross-functional working groups, plan and report on systems integration activities, and identify and manage technical, integration and program risks.
• Mentor engineers across disciplines and ensure compliance with Abbott, FDA, ISO and other regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering or a related field, with 8+ years of experience developing complex electrical hardware, software and/or signal-processing systems.
• Demonstrated experience defining system architectures, managing technical tradeoffs and driving system integration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to mentor engineers and solve complex engineering problems.
• Strong communication skills, organizational skills and attention to detail.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or science (can substitute for 2 years of engineering experience).
• 5+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer.
• Medical device experience, especially cardiac mapping and ablation systems.
• Experience with medical imaging systems (echocardiography, CT, MRI, fluoroscopy, image processing, image-guided therapy, image registration).
• Enterprise/cross-division business unit experience and detailed knowledge of IEC 60601 and related electrical hardware regulations.