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.  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!

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!

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.

Bachelor’s Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Software Engineering or comparable technical discipline) 5 to 6+ 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. Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal