Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer

Baxter • Round Lake, IL

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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 The Senior Principal Engineer, Electrical will lead the development of creative electrical solutions to challenging problems associated with the design of monitoring and sensing products within the medication delivery 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics or related Engineering and 10+ years of experience.
• A demonstrated track record in electromechanical hardware development, preferably medical devices or other regulated products.
• Knowledge and experience in design of embedded microcontroller based electronics devices, including digital and analog design.
• Experience designing and testing electronic devices to meet electromagnetic 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).

Responsibilities

• Define design requirements and hardware specifications based on customer or user requirements.
• Contribute to the development and documentation of electronic system architectures.
• Lead the creation of designs of analog and digital electronic circuit schematics for microcontroller based systems, meeting performance objectives.
• Analyze 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.
• Ensure successful integration of electrical design with mechanical and software elements of the system.
• Develops, modify, and approve electrical design documentation, specifications and drawings.
• Define appropriate test methods to verify desigsn meet their performance requirements.
• Direct the layout of circuit assemblies to meet emissions and immunity performance requirements and design for manufacturability guidelines.
• Transition 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.
• Resolve competing constraints between interrelated functions (engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, etc.) required to deliver the product to market.
• Implements data acquisition and analysis techniques to characterize design performance.
• Execute protocols and testing required to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s).
• Lead the troubleshooting and problem solving efforts related to electrical aspects of devices and associated systems.
• Create and communicates design/test plans, tasks, work and status.

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: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees