Principal Eng Electrical

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 liveswhere your purpose accelerates our mission.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and innovative leader driving the development of groundbreaking solutions to the complex challenges associated with the design of our new and existing infusion system product portfolio. With a strong technical background a contagious enthusiasm for product development and a deep passion for their work and the positive impact it has on the lives of patients this individual will be a driving force in shaping the future of medical technology at Baxter Healthcare.

• Develops highquality reliable and efficient hardware designs for medical devices including analog digital and mixedsignal circuits.
• Collaborates with crossfunctional teams to ensure successful integration of designs into medical products.
• Participates in the development of new products from concept to production.
• Ensures successful integration of electrical design with mechanical and software elements of the system.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Develops modifies and approves electrical design documentation specifications and drawings.
• Supervises/coordinates an engineer and/or technicians on assigned work.
• Defines design requirements and hardware specifications based on customer or user requirements.
• Contributes to the development and documentation of electronic system architectures.
• Conducts design reviews tradeoff analyses and risk assessments to ensure the optimal design solution is selected for each project.
• Leads the creation of designs of electronic circuit schematics for microcontrollerbased systems and microprocessorbased systems meeting performance objectives.
• Analyzes circuits using calculation and simulation methods to assess performance limits effects of environmental and load stress and timing interfaces to ensure consistent performance in safetycritical applications.

• Stays up to date with industry trends emerging technologies and regulatory requirements to maintain a competitive edge.
• Contributes to the development of design verification and validation plans as well as executing tests to ensure design compliance with specifications.
• Defines appropriate test methods to verify designs meet their performance requirements.
• Completes deliverables related to design of systems and subsystems of the overall electrical architecture.
• Collaborate with suppliers and external partners to source components and ensure component reliability and availability.
• Participates in the transfer of design knowledge and intellectual property to manufacturing teams to ensure successful production rampup.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of design processes tools and methodologies to improve efficiency and quality.
• Directs the layout of circuit assemblies to meet emissions and immunity performance requirements and design for manufacturability guidelines.
• Executes protocols and testing required to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s).
• Leads the troubleshooting and problemsolving efforts related to electrical aspects of devices and associated systems.
• Creates and communicates design/test plans tasks deliverables and status. Manages time and resources to meet committed schedule milestones.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or a related field is required with a minimum of 11 years of experience in electromechanical medical device product design with knowledge of infusion pumps medical devices being an added advantage.
• A strong foundation in digital electronics including logic design digital circuits and computer architecture.
• Proficiency in digital logic design timing analysis AC & DC analysis and familiarity with simulation tools such as VHDL Verilog and Cadence is an added advantage.
• Strong knowledge of digital circuit design digital system architecture and design methodologies using microcontrollers microprocessors System on Module (SOM) CPLD FPGAs and ASICs.
• Knowledge of digital components such as logic gates flipflops memory technologies (such as SRAM DRAM and flash memory) digital signal processing and communication protocols (such as I2C SPI USB and Ethernet).

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