Baxter

Senior Engineer- Project

Posted on: 9 Apr 2021

Deerfield, IL

Job Description

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. Youll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxters 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.

Applies a solid understanding of engineering and problem-solving theories/practices toward the development of new or enhanced products or processes. Creates service deliverables and infrastructure required to support initial product launch and lifecycle management. Capable of designing machine tooling, jigs, fixtures, gauges and equipment used in the servicing process. Capable of checking designs and drawings against general standards, design requirements, geometric tolerances, drafting practices and the manufacturing process involved. The work of the individual should be highly creative, of high quality and offer wide latitude for independent judgment and perception with a minimal amount of supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Creates new product development and lifecycle management service deliverables throughout the product lifecycle for medical device products involving hardware.
* Supports new product platform releases. Develops and implements service training, test equipment, tools, spare parts, and service manuals / instructions.
* Evaluates / makes recommendations on product releases related to design for serviceability. Creates (or modifies existing) servicing processes and manuals to support repair or refurbishment of fielded product at multiple global sites or in the field.
* Collaborates closely with design team to select, develop, and implement technologies across all medical device development programs.
* Supports and analyzes key servicing metrics to identify and implement opportunities for improvement in service process quality, cost, or product reliability.
* Coordinates information flow between corporate and local/regional teams.
* Owns Corrective and Preventive Actions related to the product(s) core team(s) supported, using sound root cause analysis.

Qualifications:

* Bachelors degree in a core engineering discipline (mechanical, electrical, software, systems, or mfg/process engineering) plus 3-5 years of experience.
* Demonstrated competency in medical device industry or other regulated environments preferred.
* Experience in the use of Lean Six Sigma tools highly desirable
* Experience with change control methodologies and configuration management principles is a plus.
* Experience with test engineering and/or reliability engineering principles is a plus.
* Good understanding of GMP and quality system requirements.
* Must have the ability to travel.

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

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

Baxter

Deerfield, IL

Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and provides a portfolio of healthcare products. The company operates through North and South America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Asia-Pacific segments. The company offers peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, and additional dialysis therapies and services; renal replacement therapies and other organ support therapies focused in the intensive care unit; sterile intravenous (IV) solutions, IV therapies, infusion pumps, administration sets, and drug reconstitution devices; and parenteral nutrition therapies.

It also provides biological products and medical devices, and surgical hemostat and sealant products used in surgical procedures for hemostasis, tissue sealing, and adhesion prevention; premixed and oncology drug platforms, inhaled anesthesia and critical care products, and pharmacy compounding services; and generic injectable pharmaceuticals. Its products are used in hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors’ offices, and by patients at home under physician supervision.

The company sells its products through direct sales force, as well as through independent distributors, drug wholesalers, and specialty pharmacy or other alternate site providers in approximately 100 countries. It has an agreement with Celerity Pharmaceutical, LLC to develop acute care generic injectable premix and oncolytic molecules. Baxter International Inc. was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

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