Senior Mobile Software Research & Development Engineer

About the role

A healthy heart is essential to good health. That's why we're committed to advancing treatments for people with cardiovascular disease. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, our breakthrough medical technologies help restore people's health so they can get back to living their best lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

Our location in Sylmar, CA or Sunnyvale, CA currently has an opportunity for an innovation-oriented Senior Mobile Software Research & Development Engineer, that is capable of translating ideas and concepts into functional prototypes and products.

Purpose of Role

Participate in ideation, research and development of Android and iOS mobile software applications for Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) remote care under a disciplined product development process that meets Abbott quality and appropriate regulatory agency requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in ideation, front-end research, prototyping through proof-of-concepts and product development of one or more features, user workflows or platform capabilities related to CRM’s Mobile software Android and iOS applications.
• Support front-end activities such as technology maturation, market-research, clinical trials by collaborating closely with CRM’s mobile software architect, clinical engineering, system engineering and marketing teams to develop and demonstrate solutions, concepts and prototypes quickly.
• Perform requirements gathering and definition, design, coding and unit testing of software applications on Mobile platforms, including Android & iOS, and support product verification and validation testing.
• Understand product requirements and use cases and lead software development for one or more features in the areas including but not limited to - technical requirements development, interface specifications, component architecture and detailed design, prototyping, implementation, identify development test strategy, development of unit and component test design, unit and component test cases, test procedures and scripts, and test execution.
• Ensure that all product development activities and deliverables conform to and comply with design specifications and coding standards per Abbott and CRM requirements and guidelines, as well as regulatory requirements including but not limited to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Union Medical Device Regulations (EU-MDR).
• Perform analysis and defect correction of issues in the applications, perform root cause analysis and identify corrective and preventive actions to address current and future issues.
• Participate in development or enhancements of test framework for automated development testing of applications at various layers including user interface, communication layer, network interface and performance.
• Contribute actively to reviews conducted by other engineers on related projects or functional areas and provide relevant and critical feedback.
• Participate in authoring and/or reviewing one or more project deliverables such as analyses, specifications, design, code, test/tool procedures, processes and procedures ensuring feasibility, thoroughness, clarity, correctness and accuracy.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to other developers in the implementation and delivery of new features, platform enhancements and corrective actions.
• Stay abreast of the latest developments in Mobile software technologies including the Mobile Operating System (OS) platform updates, deployment strategies, cloud interfaces, Cybersecurity, user interface and test environments.
• Demonstrate the capability to understand and balance market trends, user (patient and healthcare provider) needs and experiences with knowledge of emerging technologies (such as AI-ML, IoT, Cloud, etc.).
• Demonstrate familiarity with Agile principles and development environment, including the management of a continuous integration development pipeline to ensure quick and timely deliveries to internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of dependencies with variations across phone platforms, OS and Application Interface (API) versions, etc. and ensuring compatibilities and compliances across them.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of and adhere to internal and industry-level best practices for mobile software development and deployment and quality.
• Ability to work innovatively in a regulated environment by balancing big-picture perspective with an appetite and aptitude for hands-on research and development.
• Demonstrate sound communication skills and judgment in day-to-day tasks, decision-making and productivity.
• Support all corporate and department-level initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and other regulatory requirements.

Education and Experience You’ll Bring

Minimum 5 years of industry experience in Mobile software development

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related engineering field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Mobile OS platforms – Android & iOS

• Mobile software architecture and design patterns
• Native vs cross-platform architecture
• Application lifecycle management
• User interface (e.g., Flutter, SwiftUI)
• BLE profiles and protocols (pairing, etc.)
• Android & iOS SDK Framework and APIs

Mobile app programming

• Java, Swift, C#, JS, Kotlin,
• Familiarity with.NET framework

Validation and Deployment

• Mobile App testing strategy including user interface, platform, performance, etc.
• Automation test framework
• Mobile Data Management concepts
• App deployment
• OS upgrades and compatibility

Preferred

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related engineering field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Mobile OS platforms – Android & iOS

• Native vs cross-platform architecture
• Xamarin framework and Xamarin Forms UI
• mySQL or Postgres interface

Technologies

• Knowledge of Bluetooth Low Energy concepts (pairing, etc.)

Cybersecurity

• Concepts of secure design – encryption, authentication, and certificates
• Certificate management

Cloud interface

• Azure cloud services (e.g., Azure IoT Hub)

What We Offer

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

• The base pay for this position is $90,000.00 – $180,000.00
• In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

• JOB FAMILY: Product Development
• DIVISION: CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management
• LOCATION: United States > Sylmar: 13150 Telfair Avenue
• ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: United States > Sunnyvale: 645-647 Almanor Ave
• 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), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)