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Principal Instrumentation Software Engineer - Windows

AbbVie

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Sep 4, 2025
Madison, WI, USA
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Combine software engineering expertise, leadership and a strong understanding of scientific, medical or laboratory instrumentation to support and enhance internally developed laboratory equipment. Conceive, design, engineer, and implement software, and technology solutions that solve significant engineering, scientific or business problems.

Requirements

  • 3 years’ experience developing software for laboratory, scientific, medical, or industrial equipment.
  • Proficiency in C, .NET, Windows Forms and GUI programming in Visual Studio IDE
  • Understanding of multi-threading, semaphores, mutual exclusion
  • Proficiency with XML and JSON messaging
  • Experience with git, and GitHub for source code change control.
  • Strong understanding of software development methodologies and a commitment to Agile approaches.
  • Experience integrating with Tecan, Hamiliton, or similar commercial liquid handling robots

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain Linux and Windows based software solutions that improve the capabilities of internally developed laboratory instrumentation.
  • Assist in the deployment and configuration of software applications in a biotech manufacturing environment.
  • Conduct software testing and validation to ensure quality, reliability and performance of applications.
  • Adhere to team practices for software development, including version control, coding standards, code review, and documentation.
  • 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.
  • May mentor/supervise a team of one or more and guide and evaluate the performance of those individuals; is accountable for the effective performance of the team/individuals.
  • Keeps executive leadership, peers and staff informed through effective verbal and written communication.

Other

  • 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.
  • Demonstrate creative 'out of the box' thinking to solve difficult problems and champion new technologies to achieve project goals.
  • 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.
  • Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years’ experience, Master’s Degree with 7 years’ experience; PhD with 3 years’ experience.
  • Keeps executive leadership, peers and staff informed through effective verbal and written communication.