Principal Engineer, R&D,
About the role
At Baxter, we believe every person deserves a chance to live a healthy life. Your work here makes a difference as you apply standard engineering principles to develop creative solutions for challenging issues associated with the design, development, and sustaining engineering for Baxter’s Advanced Surgery business.
Responsibilities
- Achieve desired technical outcomes through the direct completion of Design Control, CAPA, and Change Control (CC) project deliverables or programs within timing and budget constraints.
- Provide technical oversight of a constantly changing portfolio impacting R&D, Operations, Quality Systems (QS), Process, Customer, or Supply Chain.
- Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet schedule and project demands.
- Review and approve design changes based on technical expertise, providing technical product direction for the project team.
- Foster an environment of rigor, completeness, and compliance when participating in CAPA, CC, or Field Corrective Action (FCA) investigations/assessments.
- Embrace accountability for critical decisions as a technical subject matter expert within cross-functional teams to drive product development deliverables (e.g., formulation development, process development, or tech transfers).
- Demonstrate understanding of and adherence to FDA, ISO, and IEC design control procedures and standards.
- Create design concepts and research methodologies that best meet current and future customer and business needs for a product or process domain area.
- Use critical thinking and teamwork to resolve competing constraints.
- Create and maintain technical documents found in a Design History File (DHF), such as verification/validation reports, technical drawings, and specifications.
- Develop and execute study plans and reports.
Requirements
- B.S. in an engineering discipline (preferably Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering) with 5+ years of proven success in a product development environment, or M.S. or Ph.D. with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience in creating/managing design documentation and transferring products into manufacturing.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD software.
- Experience in prototyping, testing, and evaluating mechanical designs.
- Skilled at written and verbal presentations within the business/technical community.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to technical projects through successful outcomes.
- Must be self-motivated, resourceful, flexible, and a self-starter.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Total Quality Management (TQM), statistical methods, problem analysis and resolution, materials science, and design of experiments.
Schedule
Baxter supports flexibility in the workplace through a flexible workplace policy, which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements and may be adjusted at Baxter’s discretion.
Pay
The estimated base salary for this position is $112,000 to $154,000 annually. Individual pay is based on location, skills, expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Benefits
- Health and Well-being: Medical and dental coverage starting on day one, plus insurance for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident.
- Financial and Retirement: Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a discount on company stock, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company matching, and Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Education and Development: Educational assistance programs.
- Time Off: Paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
- Additional Benefits: Commuting benefits, Employee Discount Program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Baxter is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.