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. 

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your work saves lives

The research we do and the products we develop improve outcomes for patients around the world. As a Principal Software Systems Engineer at Baxter, your work contributes directly to making a significant impact on others. Its challenging work—and you're not on your own. Our teams collaborate multi-functionally and lead by influence. Whether guiding a team through a project or leading direct reports, our research and development team is responsible for influencing others to achieve results!

Your Team

Baxter provides one of the broadest Parenteral Nutrition portfolios globally, which includes premix IV solutions, vitamins and lipids, as well as pharmacy workflow management, labeling, compounding technology and enteral nutrition syringes and accessories. The Clinical Nutrition Device team leads a portfolio of devices and technology solutions to facilitate automated and manual compounding, and pharmacy workflows.

As a Principal Software Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for developing innovative healthcare solutions in alignment with the Clinical Nutrition strategic direction and operational priorities. The ideal candidate will possess a proven understanding of standard engineering techniques and successfully apply them to development efforts for new and existing products within the clinical nutrition portfolio.

What you'll be doing

• Plan and implement workstreams or defined pieces of larger projects. This includes constructing and handling project schedules, leading execution teams, and performing execution tasks, collaborating with development groups and technical support groups.

• Devise innovative approaches to sophisticated problems through adaptations and able to propose alternative designs and concepts.

• Collaborate with internal teams, end users, and third-party contacts to design, develop, document, and maintain software timelines for various projects for both embedded and application software.

• Redefining software requirements into a software architecture. Participate in code reviews and build software within specified timelines.

• Apply system engineering principles, methods, and techniques. This includes Requirements Management, Risk Management and Configuration Management to software/device development.

• Support Cybersecurity assessments and defect management.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field and 7+ years of related experience required.

• Experience in software engineering using .NET, C/C++ or other Object Oriented languages.

• Experience developing software in a Linux and Windows environments.

• Understanding of Yocto build systems, Python, Cyber Security concepts and methods, and medical device development is strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of object-oriented designs applying design patterns, and SOLID design principles.

• Solid technical understanding of the principles and procedures of software engineering (e.g. SDLC, IEC 62304, CMMI, Agile, ISO 14971).

• Experience with medical device software engineering subject areas (e.g. software development environments, configuration management tools, code inspection techniques and tools, testing methods and test management tools).

• Proficient in system engineering principles, methods, and techniques, including Requirements Management, Risk Management and Configuration Management.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $112,000 to $154,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Reasonable Accommodations

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