Principal Instrumentation Software Engineer, Windows

Company: AbbVie
Location: Madison
Posted on: February 8, 2026

Job Description:

Company Description AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok . Job Description Purpose: We are seeking a talented Instrumentation Software Engineer with Windows C# desktop development experience to join the Madison Peptide Therapeutics (MPT) Engineering team. This individual will work with engineers and scientists to maintain and enhance our fleet of Peptide Array synthesizers in a biotech research environment. The Instrumentation Software Engineer combines a strong understanding of scientific, medical or laboratory instrumentation and their software engineering expertise to support and enhance internally developed laboratory equipment. They often write software that interfaces to hardware components, including sensors, actuators, pumps, motors, cameras, and other electronic devices, and to display the data collected from these devices. They often write software to implement workflows used by operators to set up and run the instruments, or software that supports the quality system. They work collaboratively in an Agile team environment to design and develop high quality software that increases throughput, reduces cost and improves the quality of the product. 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. Qualifications Required: 3 years experience developing software for laboratory, scientific, or medical instrumentation. Bachelors Degree with 10 years experience, Masters 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 Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law: The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms. Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law. AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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