Intern, R&D – Hardware & Cyber Engineering

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  
Baxter offers a robust summer internship program based in the Chicoland area that provides meaningful work assignments and projects that immerse students in Baxter’s culture designed to provide practical work experience highlighting what an individual would do in a similar full-time role with the ability to make a business impact. You'll be paired with a mentor, receive support from your manager, and have access to the entire Baxter employee community to ensure your success.  

Join Baxter in our mission to save and sustain lives by developing high quality medical devices for hospitals, pharmacy and home use. As an Infusion Therapies & Platforms (ITP) R&D Intern, you will be working collaboratively to come up with solutions within one of our Hardware Engineering functional areas supporting the Infusion Systems portfolio.  

This internship requires the candidate to be local to the Round Lake, IL office - 25212 IL-120, Round Lake, IL 60073.  

What you'll be doing  

• Work with product experts to understand user and business needs.  

• Propose and execute one or more improvement projects to meet internal or external needs.  

• Collaborate in a cross-functional work environment including other R&D functions, regulatory, clinical, quality, manufacturing, and marketing team members.  

• Demonstrate strong curiosity along with a passion for impacting the lives of patients and caregivers.  

Overview of Hardware Engineering Internship Functional Area Projects Available:  

• Product Development - joint infusion pump/administration set development project 

• Cyber Security & Software - Identity and authentication management system for a medical device, involving software development and cyber security. 

• Pre Product Development - Prototyping concepts for infusion systems and data analysis 

• Electrical Engineering - support testing and characterization of infusion pump electronics. Perform circuit board bring‑up, electrical measurements, and battery pack performance testing, helping generate data that informs product design and reliability.  

• Systems Engineering - requirement management aspect as well as verification testing for the infusion pump programs. Additionally, exposure to working with program management and other hardware teams for product development perspective with emphasis on requirement and risk management. 

What you'll bring  

• Baxter is targeting students with proven academic performance and leadership potential. Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving abilities.  

• Rising Junior or Senior pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering or related degree. 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.  

• Demonstrated leadership qualities and problem-solving skills.  

• Positive attitude, team-oriented, adaptive to change, and collaborative.  

• Actively involved in campus or community activities and organizations, preferably in leadership roles.  

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 suppo