Principal Engineer, R&D

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. 

About Us: Baxter´s mission

Our products and therapies touch the lives of millions of people around the world every day, which is why we are passionate about ground-breaking innovations that bring more personalized care to all of us.

For 87 years and counting, we have been at the critical intersection where the ideas that save and sustain lives meet the providers who make it all happen. And now, we are determined to realize our boldest opportunities to transform global healthcare for years to come.

Your team:

We develop quality products with the patient in mind, so our marketing efforts are also patient-centric. That means you can be proud of our work and the value we provide to people every day.

As a large, multinational organization, you have the opportunity to expand your knowledge through collaboration with a variety of individuals, exposure to different facets of our portfolio, and an encouraging leadership team that encourages ongoing development

What you'll be doing:

• Function as R&D liaison with Plant local teams ensuring alignment between R&D and Plant.
• Lead Design Transfer activities for New Product introduction and Sustaining projects.
• Leads projects within Baxter’s product lifecycle management (PDLM) and change control management (CCM) process, from initiation through closure.
• Applies state-of-the-art techniques, in the area of expertise for product and process improvements.
• Independently plans, schedules, and leads cross-functional teams in detailed phases of the engineering work in a project.
• Applies a solid understanding of theories/practices utilized by other disciplines outside the primary area of expertise, toward product development and improvements.
• Plans, executes and functionally directs important engineering assignments, which require independent judgment. Utilize engineering tools (e.g. DMAIC, FMEA, Design of Experiments, Statistical Analysis, etc).
• Generation of technical documentation in support of project deliverables and requirements.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, degree in Engineering or other related field of study experience.
• More than 6 years of proven experience in manufacturing areas or related.
• Fully bilingual (English and Spanish).
• Demonstrate success in delivering results on several technical projects / challenges.
• Proven leadership skills and engineering problem solving ability.
• Completely proficient in relevant process/product development processes.
• Must have knowledge of such principles as GMPs and be proficient in relevant manufacturing processes.
• Successful track record of managing wide-ranging activities.
• Must have experience or advanced training and demonstrate proficiency (e.g. computer-aided design).
• Total quality management, statistical methods, problem analysis and resolution, materials science, design of experiments, software development).
• Extensive cross-functional team experience, including technical and non-technical work.
• Ability to organize and present technical and project management overviews without assistance to project teams and decision makers.

Join our team!

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