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Sr Principal Software Systems Engineer

Baxter International Inc.
ILRL12 - RL Technology II, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Jul 2025
💰 $154,000/yr($112,000/yr$154,000/yr)

About the role

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. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s 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 lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your work saves lives

As a Principal Systems Engineer in the software organization, you will be responsible for developing innovative healthcare solutions and support the development and sustaining activities within Infusion Pump Platforms to meet customer needs and regulatory standards.   

As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will be working on software for new product and sustaining development for products and digital applications within the Infusion Pump Portfolio.   

 

What you'll be doing:

  • Work with cross-functional team members (e.g. Commercial and Clinical) to translate user needs into system requirements.  

  • Lead decomposition of system requirements into software subsystem requirements.  

  • Lead risk analysis activities for software from the capture of inherent hazards through mitigation implementation.  

  • Work with verification engineers to define test strategies for the development of verification and validation plans using requirement tracing methods.  

  • Participate in software design reviews for components or features. 

  • Develop and contribute to technical solutions to complex problems and ability to deliver high-quality solutions on tight schedules 

  • Deploy agile planning/execution including estimating, scheduling, and completing committed schedules. 

  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders and enable the team on better processes, practices and technical mentorship. Transforming software requirements into software test architecture. 

  • Interface with manufacturing, service, and customer training staff through the design transfer process.   

  • Ensure compliance to the product development process and quality system.  

 

 What you'll bring  

  • Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline with 5 + years of experience.  

  • Experience on electro-mechanical devices preferred.

  • Experience with development in an agile environment with experience creating and maintaining product backlogs.   

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills. 

  • Experience in a regulated industry preferred.  

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