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Senior Compliance Engineer

Abbott

Plano, TXOnsitePosted 51 days ago$78,000 - $156,000/year
Full TimeSenior LevelQuality (QA / QC)Medical Device
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Summary

The Senior Compliance Engineer is responsible for ensuring Abbott Neuromodulation products comply with applicable medical device safety, EMC, wireless, environmental, and other regulatory standards throughout the product lifecycle. This role provides technical leadership in product compliance strategy, standards interpretation, testing, and impact assessments while collaborating closely with product development teams, external test laboratories, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing organizations to deliver safe and compliant medical device solutions.

Job description

What You'll Work On

  • Serves as a technical lead and subject matter expert for product compliance activities across new product development and sustaining engineering projects
  • Evaluates product designs against applicable national and international standards, including electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), wireless, environmental, and medical device-specific requirements
  • Develops compliance strategies, test plans, protocols, and reports to support product verification, validation, regulatory submissions, and market access activities
  • Collaborates closely with systems, electrical, firmware, mechanical, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams to ensure compliance requirements are incorporated throughout the design and development process
  • Partners with external test laboratories, certification bodies, and regulatory organizations to plan, execute, and successfully complete compliance testing and product certifications
  • Conducts impact assessments for product changes, component substitutions, manufacturing changes, and design modifications to determine compliance implications and required testing
  • Monitors revisions to applicable standards and regulations, evaluates their impact on existing and future products, and develops implementation plans to maintain compliance
  • Investigates compliance-related issues, supports root cause analysis activities, and develops corrective actions to address identified gaps or nonconformances
  • Effectively communicates compliance requirements, risks, testing results, and recommendations across all levels of the organization to support informed decision-making and successful product development

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in product compliance, electrical engineering, or a related field
  • Experience interpreting and applying technical standards and regulatory requirements to electronic products
  • Experience developing and executing compliance testing programs, including test plans, protocols, and reports
  • Experience working with external test laboratories and certification organizations
  • Experience performing engineering assessments, risk evaluations, and impact analyses for product or process changes
  • Experience working in a regulated product development environment
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience supporting compliance activities for complex electronic or medical device products
  • Experience with Class II or Class III medical devices
  • Strong knowledge of medical device standards, including IEC 60601 series, ISO 14708 series, IEC 62304, ISO 10993, IEC 60601-1-2, FCC, RED, and other applicable regulatory requirements
  • Experience supporting implantable, externally worn, or wireless medical device systems
  • Experience conducting EMC, electrical safety, environmental, reliability, and wireless compliance evaluations
  • Experience assessing the impact of standards revisions and regulatory changes on existing product portfolios
  • Experience working with cross-functional product development teams throughout the product lifecycle

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in product compliance, electrical engineering, or a related field
  • Experience interpreting and applying technical standards and regulatory requirements to electronic products
  • Experience developing and executing compliance testing programs, including test plans, protocols, and reports
  • Experience working with external test laboratories and certification organizations
  • Experience performing engineering assessments, risk evaluations, and impact analyses for product or process changes
  • Experience working in a regulated product development environment
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and communication skills

Benefits

  • Medical coverage
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Student debt program
  • Education benefit

Company overview

Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare leader with a 135-year legacy of innovation, dedicated to helping people live healthier, fuller lives through life-changing technologies and products. Headquartered in Abbott Park, Illinois, the company operates in more than 160 countries with a workforce of approximately 114,000 professionals. Abbott's diversified portfolio spans four core business segments: medical devices, diagnostics, nutrition products, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. The company is particularly renowned for its groundbreaking medical devices including cardiovascular technologies, diabetes management systems like the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitor, neuromodulation devices for chronic pain, and the AVEIR DR dual chamber leadless pacemaker system. In diagnostics, Abbott has been instrumental in developing critical tests, including the first licensed HIV test in 1985 that helped secure blood supply safety. The company's nutrition division produces leading infant formulas like Similac, while its pharmaceutical business provides quality branded generic medicines. Abbott consistently ranks among Fortune's Most Admired Companies and maintains a strong commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility, making it a trusted partner in advancing global healthcare.

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