Systems Engineer II

Working at Abbott 
At 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’ll also have access to: 

• 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists

The Opportunity 
This position works out of our St. Paul, MN location in the Electrophysiology division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. 

As the Systems Engineer II you will apply rigorous systems engineering practices aligned with INCOSE principles. You will operate across abstraction levels — from system concepts and interfaces down to product and firmware/software implementation details — while collaborating closely with cross-functional partners.

What You’ll Work On 

• Analyze and translate stakeholder and clinical needs into system requirements.
• Develop, review, and maintain system architecture, including structural, behavioral, and dependability views.
• Decompose system requirements and allocate functions and performance to system elements.
• Lead or support system verification and validation planning and execution to confirm that the system meets its specified requirements (verification) and fulfills the needs of the intended users in the intended use environment (validation).
• Partner with Marketing, Product R&D, Preclinical, Design Assurance, Regulatory, and Verification teams to ensure design implementations satisfy requirements.
• Define and execute system characterization, integration, and performance evaluation activities.
• Interface with end users to keep design direction aligned with real-world needs and clinical workflows.
• Apply multidisciplinary engineering judgment to design, develop, integrate, and troubleshoot complex electrophysiology systems.
• Contribute to risk management, interface management, and configuration control activities as part of new product development programs.
  

Required Qualifications 

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in an R&D or medical device environment (or equivalent systems engineering experience).

Preferred Qualifications 

• Demonstrated systems experience
• Experience applying structured systems engineering processes (requirements management, architecture definition, interface control, V&V).
• INCOSE ASEP/CSEP (or equivalent systems engineering certification) preferred.
• M.S. in Electrical, Biomedical, Systems, or related engineering discipline.
• Working knowledge of cardiac anatomy and electrophysiology.
• Programming experience (Python, MATLAB, or similar) for analysis, modeling, or automation.
• Applied statistics experience with tools such as Minitab or JMP.

Apply Now 

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Follow 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. 

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In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.