Principal Eng, Disposables

Vantive: A New Company Built on Our Legacy

Since last year, Baxter has been on a journey to separate our Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed sale of Vantive to funds managed by the Carlyle Group is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads the evaluation and development of Disposables by designing and conducting research programs; applying principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, hydraulics, heat transfer, and materials.
• Ensures successful integration of mechanical design entities with electrical and consumable components.  Leads the troubleshooting and problem solving efforts related to mechanical aspects of the design and interfaces with other design constituents. Ensures Systems that are optimized for production, reliability, regulatory compliance and cost.
• Responsible for development and documentation of mechanical systems architectures.
• Provides leadership to effectively transition products to manufacturing and ensure robust products and manufacturing processes.
• Performs in-depth mechanical engineering analysis and calculations.
• Manages integration of deliverables from sub-system design teams and external partners.
• Resolves competing constraints between interrelated functions (engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, etc.) required to deliver the product to market.
• Defines protocols and conduct the necessary testing required to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s). Develop test plans, test protocols, and test reports for product integration testing, also develops the infra required for the testings.
• Develops, modifies, and approves mechanical documentation, specifications and drawings.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers and lab technicians to execute project deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with all local state federal and Baxter safety regulations policies and procedures
• actively build on uh personal skills advertise and competencies ensure that technical lessons are reviewed learned and disseminated
• create and document novel test methodologies and provide feedback and recommendations for product design changes
• Define plan and lead activities for test method and measurement system development and validation fixture design and testing optimization in support of design verification
• lead end to end responsibilities of all platform level testing and lab management
• have product design ownership encompassing creation and execution of verification protocols summarize the results enable formal design reviews and own the verification portion of the design history file
• demonstrate proficiency in sporting design variants through relevant statistical measures
• interpret and analyze design verification data with respect to product performance and operational stability in manufacturing plants
• application of engineering first principles and advanced engineering methods to gain deep understanding of the underlying technical issues and to propose and implement robust solution
• collaborate with the design development system engineering and cross functional team to ensure product requirements are verifiable and measurable
• ensure deliverables are reliable across the design space is adequately pressure tested to satisfy user regulatory and business requirements understand system and subsystem design sensitivity and identify the address earlier potential design integration and transfer risks
• create and document normal test methodologies and provide feedback and recommendations for product design team changes

Qualifications:

• Graduate or Post Graduate in Mechanical Engineering or Bio medical and 10-12 years of experience, including technical leadership. Prior experience in Renal device domain is a plus.

Education and/or Experience:

• A demonstrated track record in fluid management and plastics/medical devices hardware development, or highly regulated products such as military hardware.
• A proven track record of management/leadership effectiveness in a fast-paced environment.  
• Proven ability to create results within budget, timeline, and product/project deliverables.

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