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Summary

A Sr. Principal Engineer is responsible for project management and engineering support for the plant production departments and facilities.  This position also provides technical guidance to other engineering staff, engineering and maintenance technicians, maintenance supervisors, and others as required.  The Sr. Principal Engineer is tasked with providing analysis of plant manufacturing capacity, process optimization and automation, VIP identification and implementation, process validation planning\execution using lean manufacturing techniques and other problem solving tools and scheduling technical resources for projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (these are primary responsibilities of the role and the incumbent will perform other duties as assigned)

• Develops or participates in the development of solutions to problems specific to assigned project.
• Participates in continuous improvement projects.
• Works with manufacturing and other functional groups on manufacturing regulatory compliance issues.
• Writes, executes, and reports on validation activities.  Coordinates validation issues specific to the product design.  Writes and/or executes qualification protocols for various pieces of equipment.
• Designs and performs routine testing, project experiments, analysis of data and reports results.
• Performs engineering studies on new equipment to determine proper settings, control points, etc. including data gathering during start up and test batches.
• Performs work assignments within production department that include training, technical support and/or process trouble shooting support.
• Establish and control capital operating budgets for projects.
• Manage the design, installation and start-up of new equipment and systems as required.
• Perform technical trouble shooting and implement problem resolution for existing and new equipment/systems.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (internal and external) on projects relating to existing and new product lines.
• May lead a large scale program or several small projects with complex features.
• Performs financial planning and assists in the analysis to justify project approval.
• Independently plans, schedules and leads cross-functional team in detailed phases of the engineering work in a project.
• Learn, understand and apply rigorous quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
• Provide technical guidance to others (internal and external) as required.
• Provide leadership, direction and expertise for complex projects.
• Provide leadership and drive new innovation within the plant.
• Provides supervision within department (as required).

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Qualifications)

• Solid technical expertise: Bachelor of Science degree or above in an Engineering field required (preferred: Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree from a foreign university) with a minimum of 8 -10 years’ hands-on experience.
• Solid “systems” perspective (e.g. understanding implications of project decisions from a holistic perspective).
• Strong accountability and ownership.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Ability to coordinate with different functional areas: R&D, Product Development, and Quality & Regulatory.
• Skilled in the practice and application of Lean Manufacturing
• Skilled in the practice and execution of validation protocols
• Experience working in automated assembly lines that utilizes manufacturing process such ultrasonic welding systems, robotics, packaging, sterilization, label printing, gantry systems, vision systems, custom electro-mechanical systems is preferred.

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.
                                                                                                                                                               
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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please send an e-mail to Americas_TTA@baxter.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.