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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Principal RF Electrical Engineer (Medical Devices)
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.
Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
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
This position works out of our Pleasanton, CA office in our Heart Failure division. The Heart Failure team is focused on helping people with heart failure manage their health and ultimately change and save lives. This Principal RF and Electromagnetics Engineer will be primarily working on the CardioMEMS HF system, which remotely monitors changes in pulmonary artery (PA) pressure, an early indicator of the onset of worsening heart failure, to aid physicians in preventing worsening heart failure, lower heart failure mortality rates, and improve quality of life for our heart failure patients. The role is within the R&D organization charged with developing and releasing the next generations of CardioMEMS components while also supporting the current generation of products.
What You’ll Work On
Contribute to a team committed to delivering the next generation of CardioMEMS products to help our patients (and their clinicians) manage their heart failure
Lead the antenna designs on both the implantable device and external wearables
Drive the continued transformation of capabilities, equipment, and facilities to support RF design
Lead the design for EMC compliance and testing
Contribute to the RF circuit design, testing, troubleshooting
Conduct bench and preclinical studies supporting product development teams for concept feasibility and formal regulatory submission
Contribute to the continuous improvement of CardioMEMS electronic designs
Draft test protocols and reports
Independently plan, coordinate, and execute activity in support of project goals
Conduct design reviews
Support development of risk management documentation
Gain an understanding of the quality and regulatory requirements of Abbott, FDA and ISO regulations
Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors
Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or equivalent experience.
Minimum 14 years work experience in electrical engineering
Experience owning and driving deliverables within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
Proficient in collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members
Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail
Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization
Distilling complex topics into easily digestible content, headlining key points
RF antenna design, modeling and simulation, physical prototyping
RF circuit design aptitude – the ability to translate requirements into circuit designs/specifications (especially in the sub-GHz range)
Modeling and simulation experience both in the circuit domain as well as free space.
Proficiency with Comsol/Ansys/HFSS/CST or other similar packages, both in the context of creating new designs as well as debugging issues.
Demonstrated initiative in going beyond assigned tasks on own agency
History of applying critical thinking to address design challenges
Ability to plan, execute, analyze, and document individual scientific studies
Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data using statistical methods
Preferred Qualifications
20+ years’ experience designing, testing, manufacturing or other engineering support
Medical device experience
Experience working with an electronic document control system
Experience working with cross-functional teams in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization
*Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
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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 www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on X @AbbottNews.
The base pay for this position is $144,100.00 – $288,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.