Principal Electrical Engineer

Principal Electrical Engineer

Location:

Round Lake, IL. Relocation assistance is available.

This role is part of the Infusion Technologies business, supporting hardware design activities within our Research and Development team. The Principal Electrical Engineer provides electrical engineering support for product development, responsible for engineering analysis, design, and verification to requirements.

• Work in a collaborative design team to develop new embedded devices that interact in complex infusion systems.
• Apply electrical engineering principles to problem solving such as circuit design, component selection, product enhancements, and technical specification development.
• Conceive, design, and build prototypes.
• Understand and conduct fundamental electrical design and testing activities on electrical components, PCBA’s, power supplies, wireless modules, batteries, etc.
• Use standard problem‑solving methodology to determine root cause and effective solutions.
• Design and coordinate research and tests to validate, analyze, and solve technical problems.
• Document designs and analyses per regulatory process, including hardware requirements, detailed design, DFMEA, risk analysis, and verification requirements.
• Write test procedures/protocols, conduct design reviews, design verification and validation plans, and detailed test reports.
• Support the manufacturing team to resolve production yield issues and parts obsolescence issues.
• Guide other engineers and receive guidance from senior engineers.
• Perform root cause analysis on field returns as needed.

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware design, preferably within the medical or a regulated industry.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proficiency with analog and digital circuit design and demonstrated competency in developing schematics and PCB layouts.
• Proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscope, current probes, spectrum analyzer, DMM, etc.
• Experience with analog and digital circuit designs and troubleshooting.

Salary range: $104,000 to $143,000
, plus an annual incentive bonus.

Full benefits package available, including medical and dental coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k) plan, ESPP, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, and other benefits.

Baxter is an equal‑opportunity employer. Applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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