Sr 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.

About Baxter

Baxter, a leading provider of essential renal and hospital products, is seeking talented individuals to join our team. Our diverse portfolio includes home, acute and in-center dialysis, sterile IV solutions, infusion systems and devices, parenteral nutrition, surgery products and anesthetics, and pharmacy automation, software and services. We value experience and education equally, so if you have equivalent experience in the field, we encourage you to apply. At Baxter, our employees worldwide are dedicated to advancing healthcare innovations and improving patient care.

Job Description

You will develop creative solutions to challenging problems associated with the design of our new and existing infusion system product portfolio. The successful candidate will possess strong technical capabilities, an excitement and energy for product development, and a passion for their work and the impact it has on saving and sustaining the lives of patients.

Responsibilities:

• Defines design requirements and hardware specifications based on customer or user requirements.
• Contributes to the development and documentation of electronic system architectures.
• Creates designs of analog and digital electronic circuit schematics for microcontroller based systems, meeting performance objectives.
• Good experience in designing product with multiple power sources like AC/DC, DC/DC, Battery Pack, AA Battery.
• Analyzes circuits using calculation and simulation methods to assess performance limits, effects of environmental and load stresses, and timing interfaces to ensure consistent performance in safety critical applications. Good knowledge on Power Integrity, Power Sequencing, LTSpice, Pspice.
• Ensures successful integration of electrical design with mechanical and software elements of the system.
• Accomplishes tasks related to designing systems and sub-systems within the broader electrical architecture.
• Develops, modifies, and approves electrical design documentation, specifications and drawings.
• Defines appropriate test methods to verify designs meet their performance requirements.
• Advises the layout of circuit assemblies to meet emissions and immunity performance requirements and design for manufacturability guidelines.
• Transitions products to manufacturing and ensures robust products and manufacturing processes.
• Develops and maintains an effective and corroborative working relationship with internal and external development partners.
• Resolves competing constraints between interrelated functions (engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, etc.) required to deliver the product to market.
• Performs protocols and testing necessary to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s).
• Handles the resolution of electrical issues and problem-solving tasks for devices and their associated systems.
• Develops and communicates design/test plans, tasks, outcomes, and progress. Efficiently manages time and resources to meet established deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Graduate or Post Graduate in Electrical or Electronics or related Engineering and 8-12 years of experience. Prior experience in infusion pump domain is a plus.
• A demonstrated track record in electromechanical hardware development, preferably medical devices or other highly regulated products such as military hardware.
• Knowledge and experience in design of embedded microcontroller based electronics devices, including FPGA based, digital and analog design.
• Experience testing electronic devices to meet immunity and emissions requirements.
• Knowledge and experience using CAD systems for printed circuit board schematic design and layout (Altium Designer, preferred) and data acquisition software (LabVIEW).
• Knowledge of standards such as IEC 60601, IEC 61010, UL, ANSI and ASTM.
• Specific experience in design and development of sensing subsystems highly desirable.

A Career That Matters

Baxter’s employees are united in a mission to save and sustain lives. We are passionate about applying scientific innovation to meet the needs of the millions of people worldwide who depend on our medically necessary therapies and technologies. We focus on increasing access to healthcare, innovating in crucial areas of unmet need, and pursuing creative collaborations that bring our mission to life for patients every day.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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