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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

As a Senior R&D Engineer, you will serve as a key connection between Research & Development and plant operations, helping bring new products to market while sustaining and enhancing existing product portfolios. You will lead design transfer initiatives, support product lifecycle management activities, and influence technical decisions that improve quality, efficiency, and customer outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to lead projects, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to innovations that directly support Baxter’s mission of saving and sustaining lives. Success in this position comes from your ability to solve complex engineering challenges, deliver measurable results, and champion continuous improvement across products and processes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead design transfer activities for new product introductions and product sustainability initiatives, ensuring successful implementation into manufacturing operations.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, supply chain, and engineering teams to align product development objectives with business and customer needs.
• Drive product and process improvements through data-driven analysis, engineering best practices, and innovative problem-solving approaches.
• Manage technical deliverables within product lifecycle management and change control processes, ensuring projects progress efficiently from initiation through completion.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation to support product development, regulatory requirements, and project milestones.
• Apply engineering tools such as Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and root cause analysis to improve product performance and manufacturing robustness.
• Lead project teams, mentor colleagues, and contribute to a collaborative environment that supports innovation, learning, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in product development, R&D, manufacturing engineering, or a related engineering environment.
• Demonstrated success delivering technical projects and solving complex engineering challenges.
• Experience working within regulated manufacturing environments and knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive results.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience applying quality and engineering methodologies to improve products, processes, and business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting new product introductions, design transfer, or product lifecycle management activities.
• Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Total Quality Management, and risk management methodologies.
• Experience using engineering design, modeling, or computer-aided design tools.
• Exposure to medical device, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or highly regulated manufacturing industries.
• Experience leading project teams, mentoring colleagues, or serving in a technical leadership capacity.
• Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and developing solutions that improve patient outcomes.

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.

Reasonable Accommodations

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