Principal Engineer, EMC

This is where your work makes a difference.

Join our team at Baxter Healthcare Corporation in Round Lake as a Principal Engineer and be part of an organization committed to saving and sustaining lives! This is an outstanding opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking healthcare solutions within a collaborative and innovative environment.

• Define EMC requirements and assess their impact on evolving product designs, ensuring alignment with applicable standards.
• Analyze compliance margins throughout development and present findings during internal reviews and customer technical meetings.
• Develop EMC plans, author test protocols, and coordinate execution at in-house labs and accredited third‑party facilities.
• Lead pre‑compliance testing, troubleshoot EMI/RF issues, and manage all aspects of formal verification testing.
• Conduct certification testing to international standards, analyze results, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support product development through root‑cause analysis, change‑control assessments, and representation of EMC design margins.
• Maintain EMC capability by developing equipment needs, calibration plans, and in‑house test methodologies including wireless coexistence.

• Bachelor's or Master's in EE or related field, with demonstrated EMC engineering experience.
• 5+ years EMC experience with working knowledge of standards such as CISPR 11 and IEC 60601-1-2.
• Apply electromagnetic engineering principles to translate customer needs into complete system‑level solutions.
• Strong EMC theory foundation and hands‑on proficiency with advanced EMC test equipment and methodologies.
• Proficiency with analysis tools including MATLAB, Excel, and LabVIEW, plus basic statistics for test interpretation.
• Understanding of test fixtures, build requirements, and electromagnetic modeling or circuit simulation tools.

Baxter is dedicated to addressing the demand for flexibility in the workplace. We achieve this through our flexible workplace policy, which mandates a minimum number of days onsite each week.

The estimated base salary for this position is $112,000-$154,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based on market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors.

This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our benefits include medical and dental coverage that starts on day one, basic life, accident, short‑term and long‑term disability, and business travel accident insurance. We also offer a 401(k) plan with company matching, a Flexible Spending Account, educational assistance, paid holidays and vacation, family and medical leave, paid parental leave, commuting benefits, an employee discount program, an Employee Assistance Program, and childcare benefits.

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.

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally.

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Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. No sponsorship of employment visas will be provided.