Associate Software Engineer

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.

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

This role, the Associate Software Engineer works on site out of our Irving, TX location in the Core Labs Division. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Come join a team of talented software engineers who create the ability for Abbott devices to securely connect to our Industrial Internet of Things Platform (AbbottLink). Help us take legacy and new product development instruments and automation systems to the next level by working closely with multi-disciplined engineering teams to bring features like proactive/predictive health monitoring, enabling remote support features for our service organizations, and developing integrations with AI tools.

What You'll Do

If hired, you will help develop innovative medical device software solutions. You'll collaborate with engineers to design, build, test, and maintain software while ensuring compliance with FDA and regulatory requirements.

Develop and maintain software using C++ and other modern programming languages.

Support software development across mobile, web, desktop, and embedded platforms.

Assist with software design, coding, testing, verification, and validation activities.

Help create software requirements and detailed design specifications.

Evaluate software designs through testing and documentation.

Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to support project success.

Follow established coding standards, development processes, and regulatory requirements.

Analyze and solve moderately complex technical problems.

Required Qualifications

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) or relevant software certification or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Minimum of 1 year of experience in software development (combination of programming-heavy coursework, school projects, freelance work and professional experience).

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of software development principles and programming languages, including C++.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Ability to work within established processes and development standards.

Effective communication and teamwork skills.

Interest in developing software for regulated medical device products.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/

Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is $50,700.00 – $101,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.