Sr Principal Engineer

Overview

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 applies a deep and broad understanding of engineering theory, design practices, and regulatory requirements across multiple engineering disciplines to lead the development, sustainment, and continuous improvement of disposable medical devices and infusion pump systems. This role plans, executes, and functionally directs complex engineering programs requiring independent judgment, technical authority, and cross‑functional leadership, and serves as a recognized technical expert for infusion systems, disposable components (e.g., tubing sets, cartridges, connectors, sensors), and integrated device platforms.

• Provide technical leadership and authority for system‑level integration of disposable components with electromechanical hardware, software, and human factors.
• Lead activities within Baxter’s Product Lifecycle Management (PDLM) and Change Control Management (CCM) processes, ensuring compliance with design controls and quality system regulations.
• Independently plan, schedule, and execute complex phases of engineering work including concept development, detailed design, verification, validation, and transfer to manufacturing.
• Apply advanced engineering methods and best practices to support new product development, product enhancements, and lifecycle management of single‑use medical devices and infusion pump platforms. Solve complex technical problems and influence product strategy.
• Utilize advanced quality and engineering tools including DMAIC, DFMEA/PFMEA, Design of Experiments (DOE), fault tree analysis, statistical analysis, and reliability engineering techniques.
• Lead and oversee the development of technical documentation supporting design history files, risk management files, verification and validation reports, and regulatory submissions.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers at multiple levels, reinforcing engineering rigor, sound decision‑making, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Clinical, and Supply Chain partners to ensure product safety, effectiveness, compliance, and manufacturability.

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, or related Engineering discipline required. Master’s degree or PhD preferred with 8+ years of progressive engineering experience in regulated medical device development, with significant experience in infusion systems and/or disposable medical devices.
• Demonstrated success delivering results on complex, regulated medical device programs involving infusion pumps and/or disposable medical devices.
• Proven technical leadership with strong problem‑solving, analytical, and decision‑making skills.
• Advanced proficiency in medical device product development, design controls, and quality system processes.
• Strong system‑level understanding of integration between disposables, electromechanical devices, and software‑controlled platforms.
• Experience leading wide‑ranging technical activities across multiple engineering disciplines and cross‑functional teams and ability to clearly organize and present complex technical information to project teams, functional leadership, and senior management.
• Working knowledge of CAD, materials selection, reliability engineering, statistical methods, and structured…