Principal Engineer- Reliability

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.

Position Overview:

Apply a solid understanding of theories/practices and provide technical leadership of Reliability Engineering toward the development of new or enhanced products or processes. Provide leadership in establishing and executing Reliability Plans, Reliability analysis, Test Designs, predictive targets, and a drive towards a deeper understanding of failure modes in our product designs.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Plan, schedule, and lead project assignments using appropriate engineering techniques, processes, and methods with minimal guidance.

2. Develop Reliability budgeting to achieve System / Subsystem, Component Reliability targets.

3. Evaluates reliability from a standpoint of system/sub-system, components design and architecture, materials, properties and techniques.

4. Develops and implements procedures for testing the reliability of the system/subsystems.

5. Capable to manage multiple reliability projects.

6. Identify and define reliability related requirements from applicable product standards (collateral and particular).

7. Lead teams in Reliability process execution using relevant methodologies, tools, and techniques.

8. Collaborate with cross-functional resources (e.g. systems, hardware, Service, Mfg, Quality, etc.) involved in Reliability process activities.

9. Lead teams in establishing reliability predictions, reliability testing, and post-market measurements.

10. Support sustaining teams in Post Market events and Investigations.

Qualifications & Experience:

1. Engineering degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering required or Postgraduate in Reliability engineering.

2. Certified Reliability Engineer (or equivalent) preferred.

3. Electromechanical Medical Device experience is a plus.

4. Must possess strong engineering knowledge and at least 12+ years’ experience in electromechanical disciplines and design principles, Medical Devices is a plus.

5. Requires strong systems engineering and critical thinking experience and ability.

6. Experience/expertise in the following areas:

a. Design For Reliability planning and management, establishing Reliability Requirements & Goals

b. Reliability Prediction using Parts count & Parts stress method. Good understanding on standards like MIL-HDBK-217/ Telcordia and NPRD 95.

c. Reliability modeling & allocation to set the reliability target for subsystems and components.

d. Test design, planning, execution, analysis and report writing, experience in designing or executing Accelerated Life Testing and/or Reliability Demonstration Testing preferred.

e. Understanding of statistical techniques required for use in reliability analysis and test methods.

f. Ability to perform Weibull analysis on appropriate data sets.

7. Ability to create reliability testing to align with US & international standards for vibration, thermal aging, shocks, mechanical stresses, shipping, storage, handling, etc.

8. Proficiency in understanding Root cause analysis tools like Cause effect diagram, Failure Mode and effects Analysis (FMEA’s).

9. Proficiency in developing system level Fault Tree Diagrams (FTA).

10. Knowledge and proficiency in Reliability acceleration testing techniques is an added advantage.

11. Expertise and fluency in Excel, Minitab, Windchill/Relex, Reliasoft, etc. preferred.

12. Strong critical thinking skills.

13. Requires strong leadership behaviors and polished communication skills (e.g., solid technical writing of analyses, reports, test protocols; creation & delivery of leadership-level PowerPoint presentations).

14. Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel at multiple levels of the organization.

15. Able to work independently or with a cross-functional team

Reasonable Accommodations

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