Staff Cyber Security Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: About Abbott Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future,  anticipating changes in medical science and technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have  access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. • Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired  companies in the world by Fortune. • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity,  working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity This position works out of our Sylmar, CA location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with  heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. As the Staff Cyber Security Engineer, you’ll Be on the front lines of the emerging area of medical device cybersecurity manufacturing as an  integral member and technical leader within a team responsible for creating, deploying, and monitoring cybersecurity and information security  solutions for medical devices. Interact with external and internal cybersecurity researchers to identify and remediate vulnerabilities within  products and manufacturing systems. Work directly with R&D and Information Technology teams to ensure all relevant security risks are  identified and evaluated, and appropriate and well-balanced solutions are implemented. Develop project security management deliverables for regulatory bodies to comply with standards/guidance documents, create and implement plans to address new standards/guidance, and  successfully communicate cybersecurity technology to customers, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders. What You’ll Work On • Lead and perform product manufacturing cybersecurity-related activities ranging from incident response to vulnerability assessments to mitigation implementation. • Develop and perform manufacturing intrusion detection activities. • Lead manufacturing risk assessments in conjunction with product R&D teams and develop and recommend specific security controls for product/system wide security needs.  Ensure recommended security controls are feasible for embedded/constrained environments, including prototyping where appropriate. • Participate in the creation and testing of product manufacturing security-related requirements and processes. • Evaluate and test security risks on programs across the entire development life cycle, including market-released product. • Manage security-related deliverables for regulatory bodies, ensuring compliance with key standards / guidance documents. • Work with third party manufacturers to ensure appropriate manufacturing cybersecurity processes are in place. • Contribute to the understanding of current indust