Systems Engineer II

Abbott • Plymouth, MN

15h • $61,300 - $122,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineer II works at Abbott’s Plymouth, Minnesota location in the Electrophysiology division, on a Systems Engineering team focused on Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. The role supports the development of catheter-based devices and accessories, including system and subsystem requirements and architecture, anatomical analysis, model development, prototype design, and cross-functional collaboration.

The engineer translates stakeholder and clinical needs into system requirements; develops and maintains system architecture; decomposes requirements and allocates functions and performance to system elements; and plans and executes verification, validation, characterization, integration, and performance evaluation activities. The role collaborates with internal teams and end users to ensure designs meet requirements and align with clinical workflows. It also contributes to risk management, interface management, configuration control, and intellectual property submissions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 2 years of experience in an R&D or medical device environment, or equivalent systems engineering experience.
• Strong technical knowledge and demonstrated ability to think critically, solve problems, communicate clearly in spoken and written form, and work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work both as part of a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Experience with nitinol and/or catheter-based devices and delivery systems.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated systems experience.
• Experience applying structured systems engineering processes, including requirements management, architecture definition, interface control, and verification and validation.
• INCOSE ASEP/CSEP or equivalent systems engineering certification.
• Master’s degree in Biomedical, Systems, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline.
• Working knowledge of cardiac anatomy and electrophysiology.
• 3D CAD experience, such as SolidWorks or similar.
• Applied statistics experience with tools such as Minitab or JM.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of customer and design requirements.
• Analyze stakeholder and clinical needs and translate them 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.
• 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 in new product development programs.
• Write and submit intellectual property, including patents.

Benefits

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, providing an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.
• Career development opportunities with an international company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level