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Automation engineer

Req # JR - 189845 Location Lessines, Wallonia, Belgium Job Category Engineering Date posted 10/21/2025
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Overview

Being an Engineer at Baxter means you play a critical role in helping us achieve our mission to save and sustain lives. From innovative product design through to production and patient delivery, our Engineers are key to delivering results for our customers and patients worldwide.

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  • Paid Time Off

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

  • Problem Solver
  • Analytical Thinker
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Automation engineer

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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. 

Are you passionate about automation, innovation, and making a real impact in healthcare manufacturing? Join our team at Baxter Lessines, where your expertise will help us deliver life-saving solutions to patients around the world.

Your Role: Driving Smart Manufacturing Forward

As an Automation Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of our production systems, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement across our automated processes. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and innovate—keeping our operations running smoothly 24/7.

What You’ll Do

  • Ensure Operational Continuity

    • Rapidly diagnose and resolve automation-related breakdowns (PLC, drives, etc.) to minimize downtime.
    • Provide expert support to production and maintenance teams, including on-call support outside office hours.

  • Lead Automation Projects

    • Drive the implementation of new automation initiatives and upgrades.
    • Write and review technical specifications, coordinate project execution, and validate systems (IQ/OQ/PQ).
    • Support investment planning and ensure alignment with site strategy.

  • Optimize and Innovate

    • Monitor and improve production systems and processes.
    • Propose and implement new technologies (PLC, HMI, Vision, AI, SCADA) to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
    • Maintain and update PLC, SCADA, and Vision systems.

  • Collaborate and Train

    • Act as a technical advisor across departments.
    • Train staff and ensure documentation is up to date.
    • Maintain strong relationships with suppliers and external partners.

  • Ensure Compliance

    • Adhere to GMP, validation, and change control procedures.
    • Participate in audits and ensure systems meet regulatory standards.

Your Profile

  • Degree in Industrial Engineering or a Bachelor’s in Automation/Industrial Computing.
  • 5–10 years of experience in a similar role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Proficient in Siemens S7 and Allen Bradley systems.
  • Solid understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, electricity, and mechanics.
  • Fluent in French, with a good command of English.
  • Strong analytical skills, team spirit, and a proactive mindset.
  • Organized, rigorous, and able to manage multiple priorities.
  • Excellent communication and training abilities.
  • Flexible and autonomous, with a strong sense of responsibility.

Why Baxter?

At Baxter, we are driven by our mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Every product we manufacture, every innovation we pursue, and every team member we empower contributes to improving patient outcomes around the world.

By joining our Lessines site, you’ll be part of a global healthcare leader with a strong local presence. You’ll work in a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your work truly matters.

Be part of something bigger. Be part of 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.

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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 Anwesha – recently promoted to Manager, she leads a team of software engineers for our Medication Delivery business.

“I grew up in a small coastal town in India called Bhubaneswar, where we have our own traditions and culture. I think this has helped me grow personally and professionally. Working with a global team at Baxter, my background helps me to be open, appreciate and relate to people from all different places.”

Meet Sam – he has been with Baxter for over 15 years, working as an Engineering Technologist in Round Lake, IL, US.

“I have a wonderful team. They have been flexible and open to the differences in communication methods and work style necessary for me to excel. If I didn’t have that support, I wouldn’t be where I am now and I wouldn’t have been able to advance within the company. I’m proud to work at Baxter.”

Meet Erika – she has been an engineer in Round Lake, IL, US for over four years, promoted to Senior Principal Engineer in 2019.

“My involvement with National Society of Black Engineers outside of work has afforded me the opportunity to manage Baxter’s external partnership with the organization, exposing us to networking and talent that can help drive diversity and innovation, and providing opportunities for more community engagement and involvement, which I know a lot of my colleagues like.”

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