USA - Principal Engineer

About the role

This position is a contract Packaging Engineering position within Baxter's Pharmaceutical segment R&D group. With some supervision, the role involves performing sustaining engineering activities on current product packaging and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or contribute to the planning and execution of packaging projects for a variety of project types including Quality/CAPA, Regulatory Compliance, Supplier Notices of Change, Cost Savings, and New Product Introductions at various domestic and international manufacturing facilities.
• Manage projects with moderate complexity and scope, requiring effective management of multiple projects with minimal assistance and supervision.
• May work on large scale programs or several smaller projects.
• Develop protocols for testing and engage in Change Control activities, interfacing with multiple functional groups, including manufacturing plants and suppliers in a team environment to execute packaging changes.
• Approve new packaging materials and systems, studying and recommending techniques to improve and/or cost reduce existing products/processes, investigating new sources for packaging materials.
• Create packaging material specifications, associated drawings, and packaging procedural specifications to provide the required technical information necessary to support the product/packaging configuration.
• Plan, schedule, and collaborate with cross-functional teams supporting packaging projects to achieve project objectives and milestones.
• Generate cost savings ideas by recommending new materials or design modifications and resolve packaging issues by using critical thinking skills and DMAIC techniques to solve complex problems.
• Perform financial planning and assist in the analysis to justify project approval.

Requirements

• B.S. in Packaging or relevant Engineering degree (e.g. Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical) with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Experience or advanced training and demonstration of proficiency in packaging materials and processes, problem analysis and resolution, statistical methods, and design of experiments.
• Proficiency in applicable change control and development methodology and processes required to execute packaging projects.
• Successful track record of managing packaging projects possessing a sense of urgency and commitment to meet project milestones to ensure manufacturing plants and R&D teams achieve targeted goals.
• Cross-functional team experience, including technical and non-technical work.

Qualifications

• The ability to deal with ambiguity and effective use of creative problem solving skills.
• Embrace Lean Principles and utilize concepts such as standard work to drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to organize and present technical and project management overviews with minimal assistance.