
Principal Eng, Electrical
Overview
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Principal Eng, Electrical
This is where you save and sustain lives
At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.
Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.
Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.
Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and innovative leader, driving the development of groundbreaking solutions to the complex challenges associated with the design of our new and existing infusion system product portfolio. With a strong technical background, a contagious enthusiasm for product development, and a deep passion for their work and the positive impact it has on the lives of patients, this individual will be a driving force in shaping the future of medical technology at Baxter Healthcare.
- Develops high-quality, reliable, and efficient hardware designs for medical devices, including analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration of designs into medical products.
- Participates in the development of new products, from concept to production.
- Ensures successful integration of electrical design with mechanical and software elements of the system.
- Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Develops, modifies, and approves electrical design documentation, specifications, and drawings.
- Supervises/coordinates an engineer and/or technicians on assigned work.
- Defines design requirements and hardware specifications based on customer or user requirements.
- Contributes to the development and documentation of electronic system architectures.
- Conducts design reviews, trade-off analyses, and risk assessments to ensure the optimal design solution is selected for each project.
- Leads the creation of designs of electronic circuit schematics for microcontroller-based systems and microprocessor-based systems, meeting performance objectives.
- Analyzes circuits using calculation and simulation methods to assess performance limits, effects of environmental and load stress, and timing interfaces to ensure consistent performance in safety-critical applications.
- Stays up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements to maintain a competitive edge.
- Contributes to the development of design verification and validation plans, as well as executing tests to ensure design compliance with specifications.
- Defines appropriate test methods to verify designs meet their performance requirements.
- Completes deliverables related to design of systems and sub-systems of the overall electrical architecture.
- Collaborate with suppliers and external partners to source components and ensure component reliability and availability.
- Participates in the transfer of design knowledge and intellectual property to manufacturing teams to ensure successful production ramp-up.
- Contributes to the continuous improvement of design processes, tools, and methodologies to improve efficiency and quality.
- Directs the layout of circuit assemblies to meet emissions and immunity performance requirements and design for manufacturability guidelines.
- Executes protocols and testing required to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s).
- Leads the troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts related to electrical aspects of devices and associated systems.
- Creates and communicates design/test plans, tasks, deliverables, and status. Manages time and resources to meet committed schedule milestones.)
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or a related field is required, with a minimum of 11 years of experience in electro-mechanical medical device product design, with knowledge of infusion pumps medical devices being an added advantage.
- A strong foundation in digital electronics, including logic design, digital circuits, and computer architecture.
- Proficiency in digital logic design, timing analysis, AC & DC analysis, and familiarity with simulation tools such as VHDL, Verilog, and Cadence is an added advantage.
- Strong knowledge of digital circuit design, digital system architecture, and design methodologies using microcontrollers, microprocessors, System on Module (SOM), CPLD, FPGAs, and ASICs.
- Knowledge of digital components, such as logic gates, flip-flops, memory technologies (such as SRAM, DRAM, and flash memory), digital signal processing, and communication protocols (such as I2C, SPI, USB, and Ethernet).
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