Skip to main content
Explore baxter.com
Search Jobs

Principal Engineer – Nutrition Containers

Req # JR - 188337 Location Braine-l'Alleud, Wallonia, Belgium Job Category Research and Development Date posted 10/07/2025
Apply Now

Overview

This is where new knowledge is discovered. Baxter’s Research and Development teams work cross functionally to innovate, develop and introduce creative solutions for patients needs globally. From Scientists to Engineers, your work creates the products that save and sustain lives.

  • Support for Parents

  • Continuing Education/ Professional Development

  • Employee Heath & Well-Being Benefits

  • Paid Time Off

  • 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

Success Profile

What makes a successful Research and Development team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit.

  • Courage
  • Action Oriented
  • Collaborates
  • Cultivates Innovation
  • Manages Ambiguity
  • Drives Results

Principal Engineer – Nutrition Containers

Apply Now

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. 

Shape the Future of Clinical Nutrition at Baxter

At Baxter, we are driven by a shared purpose: to save and sustain lives. As a Principal Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation in our Nutrition business, leading the design and development of flexible containers & glass bottle containers used in life-sustaining therapies. This is a high-impact role where your technical expertise and leadership will directly contribute to improving patient outcomes worldwide.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Lead Engineering Projects: Drive the design and development of containers, from concept through validation, ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
  • Technical Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert in container design, risk project management, and verification/validation activities.
  • Problem Solving & Innovation: Apply advanced engineering principles to solve complex design challenges and lead root cause investigations (DMAIC approach).
  • Project Management: Independently manage sub-projects within cross-functional teams, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business goals.
  • Team Development: Manage and mentor a small team of engineers based in Malta & Belgium, fostering growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing teams across Baxter’s global network.

What You’ll Bring

  • Master’s degree in engineering or a related field.
  • 5–10 years of experience in product design, preferably in medical devices or pharmaceutical packaging.
  • Strong understanding of cross-disciplinary engineering practices.
  • Proven ability to lead projects and influence stakeholders.
  • Experience in risk management and design validation.
  • People leadership skills with a fair and ethical approach to team development.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

What We Offer

At Baxter, we offer a collaborative and inclusive environment where innovation thrives. You’ll find opportunities for global career growth, competitive benefits, and the flexibility to support a healthy work-life balance—all within a purpose-driven culture focused on making a real impact.

Why Join Us in Braine-l’Alleud?

Our Braine-l’Alleud site is a key center of excellence for Baxter in Europe. It offers a modern, collaborative workspace and a strong community of professionals dedicated to healthcare innovation. It’s the perfect setting to grow your career while making a real difference.

Ready to engineer solutions that matter?

Apply now and help us shape the future of clinical nutrition at Baxter.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

Recruitment Fraud Notice

Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice.

Apply Now

Address

Explore this location Boulevard d'Angleterre 2-4
1420 Braine-l'Alleud
Belgium Explore This Location

Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Reagan, Senior Research Scientist in the United States

“For me, the best thing about working at Baxter is being able to do work that’s important to people—especially patients—outside of Baxter's walls. Inside our walls, I get to work with a fantastic team, and we know we're making a difference.”

Meet Karthik, Director of Renal Care R&D - Digital Health & Co-President of the Asian Leadership Network Business Resource Group, United States

“I’m excited about my role because I believe that digital initiatives can make a tremendous impact on lives by allowing people to access the same therapies and have similar care — whether in a hospital, a healthcare clinic, or the patient’s home — anywhere in the world.”

Meet Amitha, Research Associate in India

“Coming from a non-healthcare academic background, my current role has offered ample opportunities to learn a lot of new things. Leaders at Baxter are motivating, help us grow and provide a collaborative environment. The role gives me opportunities to have technical discussions with peers and subject matter experts globally, to learn interacting with customers, and manage project deadlines and deliverables. I am excited about shaping my career here at Baxter.”

Related Content

View All of Our Available Opportunities

You have not recently viewed any jobs.

Please browse jobs and click the 'Save Job' button for the jobs you are interested in.

Then you will be able to see your saved jobs here.

Join Our Talent Community

We're grateful for your interest in a career with Baxter, and would like to get to know you. Joining our Talent Community is a great way to stay connected, learn more about Baxter, and help our recruiters find you if there's an opportunity that aligns with your background, skills and interests.

Join Now