Senior Engineer, Quality

Baxter•Round Lake, IL

41d•Hybrid

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 Baxter seeks a Senior Engineer, Quality to join our Infusion Therapies and Platforms business in Round Lake, IL. Senior Engineer, Quality is an exciting role in supporting solutions and container design activities within our Design Quality team. This position involves further improving our product quality by actively supporting management of product life cycle activities for a wide array of Baxter’s Therapeutic products and associated manufacturing / quality processes. This role is based out of the Round Lake, IL location.

Requirements

Display a solid understanding of theories/practices utilized by other disciplines outside primary area of expertise.
Ability to engage management and other functions to influence decisions on courses of action with minimal assistance using both written and verbal methods.
Effectively operate in and facilitate cross-functional teams with minimal guidance.
Must be able to provide solutions that reflect understanding business objectives, cost implications, and engineering challenges.
Capable of problem solving and dealing with ambiguous situations.
Experience with quality systems/ISO requirements.
Working knowledge of environmental, safety, and regulatory compliance in a regulated manufacturing environment
Minimum of a BS in Engineering or Science having a minimum of 3 to 5 years related experience or demonstrated performance within Quality or Engineering.
A Master’s degree can be used in lieu of 2 years of related experience.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Responsibilities

Leads Post Market Risk Assessments of product issues to assess the need for Action
Leads product performance investigations via failure analysis in individual complaints or through the evaluation of product-related trends (e.g., complaint, SCAR)
Leads or participates in cross functional Complaint, Change Control and CAPA Review Boards
Supports cross functional teams in the readiness for any potential internal and/or external audits and inspections
Provides Quality support to R&D and laboratory studies, investigations, and instrument qualification activities
Function as Quality Core Team member supporting new and improved product design and implementation projects (including large programs) and manage a variety of complex issues in associated projects
Responsible for defining scope of quality deliverables and support for NPD and SPO development activities

Benefits

medical and dental coverage that start on day one
insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
Flexible Spending Accounts
educational assistance programs
paid holidays
paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
family and medical leaves of absence
paid parental leave
commuting benefits
Employee Discount Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
childcare benefits