Senior Engineer - Human Factors

Baxter • Round Lake, IL

3d • $118,000 - $121,000

About The Position

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter Apply human factors engineering principles to invent, build, and assess world-class medical products while engaging with cross-functional program teams. With minimal oversight, plan, schedule, and lead human factors engineering activities for developing new and upgrading existing medical products with product participants (customers, marketing, and engineering). This is your chance to be part of a team that makes a significant impact on healthcare delivery!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors Engineering or a related field (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Human Computer Interface, Applied Psychology, etc.) from a recognized institution, Master preferred.
• 4+ years of human factors relevant experience; experience
• Demonstrated experience in applying human factors methods on programs throughout the product lifecycle (user research, use-related risk analysis, formative & summative product evaluation, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience in effectively applying HFE requirements/standards.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in written and verbal form.
• Proven capability to analyze information and offer suggestions based on technical data from diverse functions (Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, etc.).
• Demonstrated understanding of user centered build, heuristic evaluations, build of experiments, and qualitative data analysis.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate project scope, plans, tasks, and deliverables with program teams; manage time to meet project deadlines. This includes reporting pertinent information at key achievements through clear, concise oral and written communications.
• Perform human factors/usability assessments for hardware, software, labeling, and disposable products by applying HFE principles in ergonomics, human machine interface, anthropometrics, data analysis, etc.
• In partnership with other R&D teams, develope product prototypes for user interface evaluation and validation.
• Actively participate in project teams to ensure sound human factors principles are considered and implemented.
• Draw conclusions and providing HFE recommendations by analyzing a range of technical inputs.
• Develop and maintain an effective and collaborative working relationship with internal and external collaborators (cross-functional project team, research/recruiting vendors, customers/users, etc.).

Benefits

• Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees