Engineer Support Technician

About the role

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Responsibilities

• Cook up sterilization, sample preparation, packaging, and shipping activities, including required documentation.
• Serve as liaison to internal and external laboratories for sample delivery, testing requests, and status tracking.
• Perform basic laboratory testing and hands-on engineering support tasks as trained (measurements, labeling, equipment checks, data entry).
• Support prototype builds, simple assemblies, mockups, and sample preparation activities.
• Maintain and organize sample rooms and materials, including inventory, labeling, demos, and displays.
• Manage controlled documentation within the QMS, including uploads, routing, redlines, formatting updates, and revision control.
• Support product and project lifecycle activities, including DHFs, change controls, SNCs, obsolescence/EOL activities, and general technical administration.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in a technical, engineering, or scientific field (or equivalent experience).
• Prior experience in a laboratory, technical support, documentation control, or similar environment preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail and ability to follow established procedures.
• Ability to work accurately and consistently in a regulated environment; experience in medical device, pharma, or biotech is a plus.
• Comfortable working with hand tools, basic lab equipment, and technical fixtures.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with engineering, laboratory, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple routine tasks while maintaining reliability and quality.

Qualifications

• None specified

Skills

• Technical, engineering, or scientific background
• Laboratory experience
• Documentation control experience
• Basic laboratory testing and hands-on engineering support tasks
• Prototyping and assembly skills
• Inventory management
• Quality system documentation
• Product and project lifecycle management

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits packages
• Health and well-being benefits
• Financial and retirement benefits
• Flexible spending accounts
• Educational assistance programs
• Time-off benefits
• Childcare benefits

Pay

The estimated base salary for this position is $72,000-$99,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors.

Schedule

Baxter prioritizes accommodating flexibility in the workplace. This is reflected in our flexible workplace policy, which requires employees to be on-site a minimum number of days weekly. The policy supports in-person interaction and teamwork to further our Mission. It is governed by local legal standards and requirements. Baxter reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the policy as business demands shift.