Senior Electrical Engineer

AbbVie•Pleasanton, CA

36d•$124,500 - $236,500•Onsite

About The Position

This position will primarily be responsible for electronics design and support tasks for Abbvie’s product line from concept to commercial launch. The Staff Electrical Engineer is a member of the Electrical Engineering group and closely interacts with a multi-disciplined Engineering team consisting of Electrical, Software and Mechanical groups. The engineer has a broad background in various skill sets.

Requirements

Minimum BSEE degree preferred.
8-10 years of experience required.
Ability to localize problems, gather data, establish facts, to draw valid conclusions and recommendations.
Self-motivated and technically creative to optimize design trade-offs in the development of state-of-the-art designs.
Understanding of EMC regulatory requirements and design strategies to deliver compliant designs.
Capability to work in both a collaborative group or as an individual contributor.
Capability to work and adjust within a dynamic environment. Needs and requirements may arise with little notice.
Excellent communication and organization skills.
Ability to multi-task, and capable of executing multiple assignments on time.
Competent in using array of test equipment including Logic Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, DVMs, etc.
Competent using MS Office including Word and Excel.
Responsible for performing all duties in compliance with FDA’s Quality System Regulation (QSR), ISO13485, the Canadian Medical Device Regulations, and all other international regulatory requirements with which Abbvie complies.
Individual must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and professionally.
Ability to apply mathematical analysis toward practical solutions.
Ability to read, understand and abide by company procedures. Ability to define a problem, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and report on findings.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma exposure desirable but not required.
Understanding of Electrical Safety Design requirements IEC60601-1, design implementation and testing methods, preferred but not required.
Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools (LLM-based copilots and AI-driven design, simulation, and code-generation tools) to accelerate electrical design, MCU firmware development, and rapid prototyping, preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Design of electronics sub-assemblies focused on achieving targeted performance with close attention to cost, reliability and manufacturability targets.
Capable of taking basic requirements documents and implementing a design to meet the requirements.
Ability to understand legacy designs. Support both the manufacturing engineering and service organizations when production or customer issues arise.
Provide technical support to engineering team throughout product development and implementation process.
Engage in all phases of new product introduction: concept, architecture, documentation, design, prototype, test, supplier interfaces, manufacturing introduction and service support.
Support installed base including Customer Satisfaction opportunities. Investigate complaints, assist field service with systemic issues, reliability investigation, root cause analysis.
Work with external vendors for design review and provide feedback.
Model, design, build, test, and modify product prototypes using working models or theoretical models.
Capture electrical schematic design using Altium Designer.
Guide and interact with PCB layout engineer during entire design process.
Create written specifications, reports and summaries for development projects and tasks.
Prepare technical design reviews, risk assessments, FMEA etc.
Keep accurate records of testing, design review input, engineering revisions, prototyping markups etc. Changes must be carefully captured during all phases of the design process.