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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer III - **Company:** Abbott Laboratories - **Location:** Alameda, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $180,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware Design - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f02257f7f634b9ef ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in an engineering or scientific discipline. * 4+ yrs relevant experience and a BS degree or 2 yrs relevant experience and a MS degree or equivalent years of education and experience in Engineering and Sciences. * Solid knowledge of general engineering/science principles and laboratory skills. * Strong knowledge of defined development process that is consistent with ISO, FDA design control standards or requirements. Knowledge of contemporary design control and risk management practices. * Understanding of the electro-mechanical, software, mathematical, chemical or biochemical process operative in diagnostic systems. * Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization., * Medical Device or other regulated field experience preferred. * Experience with hardware systems including manufacturing and assembly ## Description This role will be working with our team on-site at our Alameda, California location. You will work with a modern tech stack to improve the health and well-being of users in over 25 countries in a large-scale system responsible for processing billions of messages daily. The candidate should bring passion for hardware development and a desire for continuous learning as well as versatility, leadership qualities and a desire to shape the direction of the team. The Systems Engineer is responsible for being our internal product and technology expert who can work with our internal technical architects, developers and external product managers to make sure their business requirements are properly mapped to the features and capabilities of our products. You will play a crucial role in our hardware development process to help our customers define their needs, work with our architects to validate our designs meet those needs and ensure what we build meets the requirements. The Systems Engineer III will work closely with all parts of the business to help us deliver great products. What You'll Do * Work with our customer's product managers to uncover, understand, and translate business needs into technical requirements. * Ensure requirements are fully understood and that implementation plans match expectations by working well with internal and external teams, including developers, architects, quality assurance, operations, and regulatory. * Operate as our product expert by providing internal and customer training on how to use the product, answering incoming questions about the product and its capabilities, assessing and addressing technical risk * Serve as a product evangelist and subject matter expert to our customer community. * Facilitate and participate in the creation and maintenance of proper product documentation. * Develop and prioritize user stories, along with success criteria for testing and product acceptance. * Develop and maintain feature backlogs. * Work deeply on risk management activities, particularly with the manufacturing organization on process FMEAs and design transfer activities. ## Related Videos - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [What Production Knows: Closing the Loop Between AI Agents and the Systems They Build](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100277-what-production-knows-closing-the-loop-between-ai-agents-and-the-systems-they-build) - [Quantum Computing - The tiny and the big challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/934-quantum-computing-the-tiny-and-the-big-challenges) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1635-breaking-the-hardware-mindset-overcoming-barriers-to-system-level-innovation) - [Automated Driving - Why is it so hard to introduce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/628-automated-driving-why-is-it-so-hard-to-introduce) ## Related Articles - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [The Ultimate Software Engineer Career Path Guide for 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/146-the-ultimate-software-engineer-career-path-guide-for-2023) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [What Jobs Can You Get with a Software Engineering Degree?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/398-what-jobs-can-you-get-with-a-software-engineering-degree)