Senior Electrical Engineer

1 month ago


Oakland, California, United States Abbott Full time
About Abbott

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, providing innovative solutions to address some of the world's most pressing healthcare challenges.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions.

We're revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Job Summary

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will work independently in a lead role or as part of a team to ensure compliance to EMC, radio, and safety standards. You will support all aspects of compliance, including requirements, risk assessments, design, test, labeling, and remediation.

You will lead multiple electrical engineering activities, develop cross-functional working relationships, and provide effective communication to Senior Management.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure that electrical design and test equipment meet applicable industry and medical device standards.
  • Specify, design, verify, and validate very low-power analog front-end design and battery-powered embedded systems per applicable regulatory standards for medical devices.
  • Provide expertise in EMC/EMI, radio, and safety regulatory standards.
  • Develop and execute V&V test protocols.
  • Work with project teams on risk files and labeling for compliance to regulatory standards.
  • Communicate effectively to and participate in cross-functional development teams.
  • Write and submit Engineering Change Orders in Agile.
  • Address parts obsolescence and investigate complaints.
  • Act as an independent reviewer on programs not directly involved.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in relevant experience.
  • Mastery of fundamental Electrical Engineering principles.
  • Solid knowledge of regulations and industry standards for medical device development and in vitro diagnostic device (IVD) including but not limited to ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and FDA Guidance for medical device development.
  • Experience in performing complex engineering calculations and relating results to design verification tests including statistical analysis and tolerance analysis.
  • Working knowledge in writing process, product requirements, and design specifications.
  • Understanding of processes used in the design and manufacturing of medical devices, particularly those for high volume, very low-current, battery-powered handheld, wearable, and body-worn devices.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Experience setting up and maintain Anechoic chamber and ESD spaces.
  • Preferred Skills/Technologies: PCB layout using Altium design tool, EMC design and test (NFC, BLE, Cellular), DFM, DFT, ultra-low power analog design, Agile PLM tool, design requirement management tools such as DOORS and SysML.
About Abbott's Benefits

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

  • Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance.
  • Financial security, through competitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plans.
  • Health care and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, wellness, and occupational health programs.
  • Paid time off.
  • 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match.
  • The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities.

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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