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# Senior Software Requirement Engineer

- **Company:** Abbott Laboratories
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Firmware, Requirements Management, Software Requirements Analysis, DOORS (Software)
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/8715983393E040B38BB7979B7FC4EDD5/job/

## About the Role

* Requirements Management Experience: 3+ years of experience managing system, software, firmware, or related requirements, including the use of tools such as IBM DOORS or equivalent.
 * Requirements Elicitation and Analysis: Strong ability to elicit, analyze, and document requirements by engaging with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams.
 * Clear Communication: Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, to technical and non-technical audiences.
 * Stakeholder Collaboration: Proven ability to work closely with team members, gather input, understand concerns, and incorporate feedback into well-structured requirements.
 * Self-Direction and Ownership: Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and drive assigned investigations and deliverables to completion.
 * Appropriate Level of Detail: Skill in tailoring the level of detail in requirements and documentation to suit the audience, purpose, and development phase.
 * Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Ability to quickly learn new features, technologies, and domains through research, documentation review, and expert engagement, and effectively share this knowledge with the team.
 * Conceptual Understanding: Strong aptitude for understanding new technical concepts and explaining them accurately and concisely to others.

Preferred Experience:

 * Experience with DOORS
 * Experience working with medical devices specifically related to Jude Medical/Abbott Pacemakers, ICDs and ICMs

## Description

* Create, define, and maintain formal subsystem-level software requirements.
 * Analyze system requirements, user needs, and system designs; collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather, refine, and validate requirements.
 * Take ownership of assigned features or updates, including planning work, coordinating with team members, communicating progress, and aligning activities with project leads.
 * Lead and contribute to technical discussions and design reviews related to assigned features.
 * Support investigation of proposed new features by assessing technical risk, implementation complexity, and development effort.
 * Develop deep subject-matter expertise in assigned areas, enabling effective support of development and verification teams and participation in systems engineering discussions related to new features and defect investigations.


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