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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Associate Systems Integration Specialist - **Company:** Abbott Laboratories - **Location:** Green Oaks, IL, United States - **Salary:** $50,700.0 - $101,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Hardware Design, PC Tools, Software Reliability Testing, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, Data Representation, Integration Tests, Information Technology, GXP - **Published:** July 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://abbott.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/abbottcareers/job/United-States---Illinois---Abbott-Park/Associate-Systems-Integration-Specialist_31155544-1 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field * Knowledge of laboratory duties, PC Skills, data representation preferred. * Ability to apply good laboratory practices to assigned task or activity and to work independently. * Experience with cross-functional teamwork and decision making. * Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought. * Effective verbal and written communication skills. * Experience with root cause analysis * Experience with statistical data analysis * Experience with executing integration test plans for complex electro-mechanical systems. * Prior medical device Experience: electro-mechanical, chemical, or biochemical technologies as they pertain to the design, integration, evaluation and commercialization of diagnostic systems. * Experience implementing various product and process improvement methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing) * Hands on experience with diagnostic medical equipment in a laboratory environment. Preferred Qualifications * At least one year of previous experience in an FDA regulated industry such as Abbott or similar company. * Diagnostic Lab experience desirable. ## Description The Associate Systems Integration Specialist will work out of our Abbott Park IL location in the Transfusion Medicine Unit in Core Diagnostics. 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. * The Associate Systems Integration Specialist is responsible for bringing together the component subsystems into one system and ensuring that the subsystems (including hardware, software, and assay) function together as a system. Ensures end-to-end traceability of functionality and product performance requirements. * Works closely with Systems Engineers to evaluate system performance (requirements), identify potential impact, and plan appropriate integration testing. * Contributes to multiple projects and design changes in support of investigations. * Resolves product problems and technical issues * Ensures systems design and documentation meet all safety and regulatory compliance. What you will do * Participates in system, software, hardware design reviews and test planning reviews to support assessment of performance against design specification; reliability testing, and assessment of system interactions. * Define appropriate test plans and test methods considering potential impact to user needs and system requirements. * Writes and executes moderately complex system related verification and/or characterization protocols and data packages. * Applies moderately complex quantitative methods, analyzes data, evaluates results, forms conclusions and provides improvements. * Implement improvements; provide input into project deliverables and timelines. * Troubleshoots issues to determine root cause and proposing possible solutions. 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