Systems Integration Specialist

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the Core Lab 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.

What You'll Work On

The Systems Integration Specialist is responsible for integrating component subsystems into a unified system and ensuring that all subsystems, including hardware, software, and assays, function together effectively. This role is responsible for ensuring end-to-end traceability of functionality and product performance requirements. The person hired will also help ensure complex automated systems work reliably by bringing together software, hardware, instruments, robotics, and testing processes into a complete, functioning product. This role investigates technical issues, performs system-level testing, analyzes performance data, and partners with engineering teams to improve product quality, reliability, and compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.

• Work with Systems Engineers and cross-functional teams to understand system requirements and evaluate how design changes may affect overall product performance.
• Plan and execute system integration, verification, and validation testing to confirm products perform as intended.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues involving software, hardware, instrumentation, robotics, and assay processes.
• Conduct root cause investigations to identify why problems occur and recommend corrective actions.
• Support development and improvement of automated systems, including robotic liquid handling platforms and related laboratory instrumentation.
• Write, review, and execute test protocols, reports, and technical documentation.
• Analyze test data, interpret results, and provide recommendations to improve system performance, quality, and reliability.
• Participate in design reviews for software, hardware, and integrated systems to ensure requirements are met before product release.
• Ensure products and documentation comply with applicable safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, manufacturing, operations, and quality teams to resolve issues and deliver successful product outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and enhance product performance.
• Support technical projects and investigations, providing timelines, deliverables, and progress updates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 2 years of work related experience.
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.
• Reviews, generates and documents Verification & Validation or characterization related inputs.
• Demonstrates use of experimental and data Analysis techniques including statistics, DOE and Six Sigma training.
• Presents, delivers and interprets information amongst product team members, scientists, engineers, and other systems development personnel.
• Proficient in operation of instruments, and repair/replacement of parts/subassemblies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Moderate knowledge of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), laboratory procedures, PC skills, and data representation.
• Experience executing integration test plans for complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience independently leading project activities and demonstrating sound decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated experience participating in cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thinking.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with root cause analysis.
• Hands-on experience with diagnostic medical equipment in a laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of basic project management concepts.
• Experience with statistical data analysis.
• Prior medical device experience involving electromechanical, chemical, or biochemical technologies as they relate to the design, integration, evaluation, and commercialization of diagnostic systems.
• Experience implementing product and process improvement methodologies, such as Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
• Knowledge of python or similar scripting languages.
• 3+ years of experience in similar role is ideal.