Principal Systems Engineer

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. 

Principal Systems Engineer

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your work saves lives

As a Principal Systems Engineer at Baxter, you will play a key role in the sustainment of currently marketed and new product development products within the Front-Line Care Connected Monitoring portfolio. The role will have responsibility for systems and risk activities and ownership for NPD products within the portfolio. The research we do and the products we develop improve outcomes for patients around the world. As a Principal Systems Engineer at Baxter, your work contributes directly to making a significant impact on others. Its challenging work—and you're not on your own. Our teams collaborate multi-functionally and lead by influence. Whether guiding projects or developing a team, our Connected Monitoring product team is responsible for influencing others to achieve results!

Your Team

While everyone at Baxter has a shared passion for our mission, the R&D teams play a significant role in our ability to save and sustain lives. Scientists and engineers in R&D work together to develop, test, and launch products that improve patient care. As the Principal Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the systems and risk role of the Baxter Front Line Care Connected Patient Monitoring products throughout the on-market product lifecycle!

What you'll be doing

• Translate customer needs, business constraints, and regulatory requirements into product functional and performance system requirements.

• Conduct risk management activities including planning, risk analysis, risk evaluation and control.

• Decompose and allocate system level requirements into module level requirements.

• Plan and oversee reliability and robustness activities.

• Lead the technical team through technical risk identification and management as well as issue and test defect resolution.

• Ensure changes are analyzed holistically and impacts are fully understood.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Software Engineering or comparable technical discipline)

• 5+ years of engineering experience

• Knowledge in ISO 14971 Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices

• Knowledge in IEC 62304 and IEC/TR 80002-1.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaboratively with others in a team environment.

• Able to work in the absence of complete information and make timely decisions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication

• Strategic thinker but can execute with great attention to detail.

• Organized and able to progress on many different tasks in parallel.

• Proficient problem-solving skills

• Able to plan, estimate and accurately track deliverables.

• Fundamental understanding of HW and SW engineering disciplines

• Able to write clear, concise, and verifiable requirements.

• Adaptive, open to change and continuously looks for ways to improve and simplify complex work.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $112,000 to $154,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as 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 include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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