Staff Software Engineer

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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
The Senior Embedded Software Engineer works out of our Irving, TX location in the Core Diagnostics Division at Abbott. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

What You’ll Work On

Build the Software Behind the Labs of the Future!

At Abbott we are redefining how modern laboratories operate—designing next‑generation automated and robotic systems that accelerate diagnostics, improve reliability, and ultimately help clinicians deliver better patient care.

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to develop real‑time embedded software for advanced laboratory automation platforms. This role offers hands‑on ownership of embedded systems that directly control sophisticated robotic and electromechanical systems used globally.

Why Abbott Automation?​

• Build software that moves real machines and robots
• Work on mission‑critical medical automation platforms
• Clear senior‑level scope with strong technical ownership
• Defined growth path within Abbott’s technical ladder
• Join a global leader in healthcare technology
• Next‑generation laboratory automation platforms
• Robotic and electromechanical subsystems with real‑time control requirements
• RTOS‑based, multithreaded embedded applications
• Production medical device software with strict quality and traceability needs

Your Impact

• Design, develop, and maintain real‑time, multithreaded embedded software in C/C++
• Implement low‑level control software for robotic and motion‑control subsystems
• Apply test‑driven development and unit testing using frameworks such as Google Test
• Contribute to CI pipelines and automated build and test environments
• Ensure software documentation, traceability, and compliance within a regulated medical environment
• Participate actively in agile development including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Collaborate effectively with hardware, systems, verification, and quality teams across time zones

Why This Role Is Exciting?

• Deep, hands‑on embedded development close to hardware and robotics
• Autonomy and technical ownership without people‑management responsibilities
• Opportunity to work on next‑generation laboratory automation systems
• Engineering culture focused on disciplined design, testing, and quality
• Direct impact on medical diagnostics and patient care
• A senior engineering professional who independently applies advanced engineering knowledge to complete complex assignments, who leads the design and development of complex software code, unit tests and integration tests for a subsystem.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree 8 or more years of related experience. or a Masters Degree and 6+ years of related experience
• Expert experience in designing and developing complex software systems.
• Demonstrated ability in providing guidance to junior team members.
• Expert knowledge in modern programming languages such as C/C++/C# or Python & agile methodologies.
• Expert level of understanding of test-driven methodologies
• Expert level of knowledge with continuous integration & continuous development (CI/CD)
• Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop & design at the feature-level.
• Expert level understanding of design patterns.
• Ability to travel 10% to the EU for work purposes.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C and C++ applied to embedded systems development
• Experience developing real‑time, multithreaded embedded applications on an RTOS (e.g., ThreadX or similar)
• Experience with embedded robotic or electromechanical control systems
• Familiarity with embedded communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART)
• Experience with unit testing and test‑driven development methodologies
• Working experience with continuous integration environments
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub, including branching, pull requests, and code reviews
• Experience using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/

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.

Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is

$99,300.00 – $198,700.00

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

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

DIVISION:

CRLB Core Lab

LOCATION:

United States > Irving : LC-02

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

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