Job Description
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
As a Electrical Engineer on the Vascular R&D team, you will contribute to the design, development, and testing of next-generation intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) systems.
This role is highly hands-on and systems-focused, working at the intersection of embedded electronics, firmware, and instrumentation to build custom laboratory systems, automate R&D experiments, and collect valuable data to drive engineering decisions for next-generation products.
This position is best suited to engineers who enjoy building and debugging systems from the ground up and iterating quickly to solve complex, sometimes ambiguous, multidisciplinary problems. You will collaborate with other electrical, software, and mechanical engineers to develop prototypes and to continuously improve characterization methods. This position works out of our St. Paul, MN location.
What You’ll Work On
- Translate experimental goals into practical test setups with reliable data collection.
- Design, build, and iterate on custom laboratory and automated test systems, including embedded controllers, motion or actuation elements, and data acquisition.
- Develop and debug embedded firmware (C/C++) and supporting software (Python, Node.js) .
- Design, bring-up, and debug circuit boards in the lab.
- Integrate hardware and software components into reliable systems for device characterization.
- Collaborate with others on the R&D team to add features, refine prototypes, and improve performance.
- Collect, review, and interpret experimental and prototype performance data; prepare technical summaries and present findings to internal stakeholders.
- Document designs, experiments, and results to support engineering and regulatory processes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant hands-on engineering experience
- Experience working with embedded systems, firmware, or hardware‑software integrated systems.
- Strong problem‑solving skills with an experimental, systems‑level mindset.
- Ability to work effectively with partial information and translate ideas into working systems without detailed requirements.
The base pay for this position is
$61,300.00 – $122,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Product DevelopmentDIVISION:
AVD VascularLOCATION:
United States > Minnesota > St. Paul : 1225 Old Highway 8 NWADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
StandardTRAVEL:
Yes, 10 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)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.pdfEEO is the Law link- Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdfNumbers & Facts
| Location | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Salary | $61,300–$122,700 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1910 |
| Website | http://www.abbott.com/ |
About Company
At Abbott, we are enthusiastic, energetic and committed to doing great work every day. Our employees are passionate about helping to translate science into lasting contributions to health care and the health of people worldwide. At the heart of our organization is our "Promise for Life"—a statement that embodies our company's commitment to employees, shareholders, local communities and the people who depend on our company and products to live healthier lives.
Vital to our promise is the speed in which we act, respond and deliver. As Abbott employees, we are ready to meet change and challenges head-on. As a result, we are a company that adapts quickly, and through our passion for innovation we are able to continually create a pipeline of products that help improve the length and quality of life around the world.
We are proud of our rich, more than 120-year history. We continue to be driven to advance leading-edge science and technologies, support diversity, focus on exceptional performance and earn the trust of those we serve.