Principal Embedded Software Engineer

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

This is where your work saves lives

Baxter is seeking a visionary and highly skilled Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join our Novum Infusion Pump team in the Medical Products and Therapies group. As a key member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the development of cutting-edge, embedded software solutions that enhance our infusion portfolio. If you're passionate about developing high-quality software that meets the needs of our clients, we want to hear from you. 

This role is based out of our Raleigh, NC location.

What you'll be doing:

• Design and Develop Embedded Software Applications: Create high-performance and robust embedded software, ensuring seamless integration with hardware components and accurate implementation of high precision system functionality.

• Lead Architectural Design: Drive the architectural software services and devices, focusing on modularity, scalability, and maintainability, and ensuring that software and hardware components work in harmony.

• Collaborate Across Functions: Work closely with hardware engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define system requirements and ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components.

• Mentor and Guide: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Ensure Code Quality: Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices, and implement testing strategies to validate software functionality and performance.

• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly in embedded systems development and verification, to drive innovation within the team.

• Document and Share Knowledge: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software designs, processes, and testing procedures, and share knowledge with the team to ensure continuous improvement.

What you'll bring: 

• Expertise in Embedded Software Development: Bachelor’s in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field, with 5+ years of experience in embedded software development, and 2+ years of experience specifically writing high reliability real-time embedded software in C/C++.

• Technical Skills: Proficient in C++, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, and experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded Linux.

• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and proven leadership abilities, with experience managing technical projects and mentoring team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional Programming Languages: Experience with additional programming languages such as Python, and familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (e.g., Jenkins) tools.

• OOAD Principles: Knowledge of object-oriented design principles as they relate to embedded systems, and demonstrated experience in writing, debugging, and optimizing C/C++ code for embedded systems.

• Automated Testing: Experience with automated testing using GTest.

• Experience in a regulated industry preferred, ideally in medical device software with IEC 62304 experience.  

• Excellent documentation skills. 

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support