AbbVie · 16 hours ago
Principal Instrumentation Software Engineer, Windows
Madison, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expAbbVie is committed to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. The Principal Instrumentation Software Engineer will work with engineers and scientists to enhance Peptide Array synthesizers, developing software solutions in a biotech research environment.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain Windows based software solutions that improve the capabilities of internally developed Peptide array synthesizers
Conduct software testing and validation to ensure quality, reliability and performance of applications
Assist in the deployment and configuration of software applications in a biotech manufacturing environment
Adhere to team practices for software development, including version control, coding standards, code review, and documentation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including scientists, electrical and mechanical engineers, operations managers, and IT staff, to gather requirements and deliver software solutions that meet business needs
Conceives and directs/conducts experiments, or engineering studies/models to characterize aspects of the system and use the data to inform design decisions
Demonstrate mastery across a wide range of technologies and platforms related to software design and development, programming languages, machine control, data integration, data analysis and visualization tools
Keep engineering leadership, peers and team informed through effective verbal and written communication
May serve as project team leader
Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including code of conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle
Qualification
Required
3+ years' experience developing software for laboratory, scientific, or medical instrumentation
Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years' experience, Master's Degree with 7+ years' experience; PhD with 3+ years' experience
Proficiency in C#, .NET, Windows Forms and GUI programming of desktop applications in Visual Studio IDE
Experience with Service Oriented Architecture
Understanding of multi-threading, semaphores, mutual exclusion
Proficiency with XML and JSON messaging
Strong understanding of software development methodologies and a commitment to Agile approaches
Preferred
Experience integrating with Tecan, Hamiliton, or similar commercial liquid handling robots
Experience with git, and GitHub for source code change control
Experience with Device interfacing via RS232, 485, TCP/IP
Proficiency in Python or Java programming languages
Experience in machine learning or AI assisted software development
Experience with relational databases and SQL
Experience in Image Analysis and graphics libraries
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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