Senior Software Engineer

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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.

• 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 high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Our location in Sylmar, CA, currently has an onsite opportunity for a R&D Senior Software Engineer. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

• Support the implementation, development, enhancement, and modification of software tools and applications to facilitate product development and verification.
• Develop, maintain, and update test requirements and designs based on requirement specifications.
• Support verification activities within the group.
• Identify, debug, and resolve software issues, providing strategic recommendations for future improvements.
• Create design concepts, including parameters, structure, and core components.
• Participate in design reviews, document findings, and address issues as directed.
• Contribute to peer reviews on related projects, offering constructive feedback.
• Assist in various development and testing phases as needed.
• May draft and update requirement specifications for assigned areas.
• Review project deliverables—including specifications, code, and test/tool procedures—for feasibility, completeness, clarity, accuracy, and correctness.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory standards, company policies, operating procedures, and assigned tasks. Maintain positive and collaborative communication with employees, customers, contractors, and vendors at all levels.
• Own specific tasks within larger initiatives—such as user needs analysis, feature definition, validation, or subsystem development—and drive them to timely, high-quality completion.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including Quality, as required.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Over 6 years of experience in software development, including programming-intensive coursework, academic projects, and professional roles.
• Skilled in clearly communicating technical solutions and issues to both management and project team members.
• Familiarity with software development processes for the medical device industry is a plus.
• Test automation experience is a plus.
• Experience with AI tools such as Git Hub Copilot is a plus. Experience leading cross-site teams to work collaboratively is a plus.
• Ability to identify and drive process improvement initiatives is a plus.
• Proficient in capturing and analyzing customer requirements and translating them into effective design and solutions.
• Preferred experience with programming languages such as C#, , VC++, Java, ASP.NET, or Python.
• Preferred experience with operating systems including Windows and Linux.
• Knowledge of multitasking systems / real-time application development preferred.
• Familiarity with Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) concepts preferred.
• Experience with tools such as Install Aware, Accu Rev, Jira, Bitbucket, Git Repository, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Clear Quest is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Minimum:
  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Electronics / Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Preferred:
  Experience working in regulated industries is a plus.

The base pay for this position is $90,000.00 – $. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Research

Industries:
Hospitals and Health Care

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