Principal Eng, Human Factors

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Baxter’s Front Line Care business unit products expand therapies to better help patients and physicians to monitor & manage chronic or acute respiratory and cardiac diseases (COPD, CHF, etc.).  The earlier the treatment for these patients – the better the quality of life.  The $1.1B business portfolio includes products for airway clearance, cardiology & patient monitors. You will be responsible for the overall technical direction and deliverables for Front Line Care products. Based on your significant technical expertise and leadership skills, you will also drive the full product development cycle from feasibility through lifecycle management. Assures that quality is built into the design during new product development. Proactively monitors the program and develops strategies to mitigate technical risks. Report on the progress on a routine cadence to senior management. The role of Principal Engineer includes responsibility for developing creative solutions to challenging issues associated with the design, development, and sustaining engineering for our new and existing Front line care product portfolio. Possess solid “hands-on” technical abilities, an excitement and energy for product development, and a passion for the work and the impact it has on meeting the needs of patients. In addition, you will also be responsible for application of human factors engineering principles to the design, development, and testing of medical products while working with cross-functional program teams. This position is based out of Bangalore and reporting to the Manager, Systems Front-Line Care. What you’ll be doing As a Principal Engineer Systems, responsible for end-to-end development & sustenance of the product, from capturing the user/marketing needs to final product release. Interact with customers and marketing to develop and refine user requirements. System engineering plays a critical role in product development, making sure the product meets all the functional and performance requirements. He/ She is responsible for making sure the manufacturing and service requirements are translated into product design. Lead the development and documentation of the product systems architecture and systems level design, including the decomposition of the system architecture and requirements into subsystem and interface specifications.  Hands on Experience and knowledge in requirements of IEC62366, 60601-1, IEC62304 and associated guidance’s from FDA, EU MDR. Resolve competing constraints between interrelated functions (engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, etc.) required to deliver the product to market. Plan and execute system integration activities to minimize issues in systems verification and validation. Document traceability from requirements to verification activities, and from requirements to design entities.  Resolve system-related technical issues by applying problem solving tools such as cause-and-effect diagrams and Pareto charts Adheres to Baxter Quality Management system & supports the quality audits. Plan, coordinate, perform, analyze and document study activities with focus on identifying user needs, intended user profiles, use