Engineering Specialist - Architect Mechanical Engineer

Company: BAXTER
Location: Round Lake
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

This is where you save and sustain livesAt 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.About BaxterThis is where you save and sustain livesAt 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:As an Engineering Specialist at Baxter, you will lead the development of creative solutions to problems associated with the design of our new and existing infusion system product portfolio. The successful candidate will possess strong technical capabilities, an excitement for product development, technology landscaping, roadmap development and a passion for their work and the impact it has on saving and sustaining the lives of patients. You will bring your deep technical expertise, experience in multiple product development environments / projects, experience in leading complex projects, the ability and desire to drive strategic direction of technology portfolios, the ability and desire to do hands-on development work, and most importantly the ability and desire to mentor engineers at different levels in the organization.Architects should be able to work independently in strategic alignment respective of the Leadership Team, without need for detailed tactical direction. Architects are among the key technical leaders in the organization, entrusted to address and solve the most important and complex technical problems for the organization.Your Team:Baxter fosters an open, collaborative environment. With this approach to teamwork, we do see differing opinions, differing processes, and differing preferences. We always remember our mission of saving and sustaining lives and build relationships with each other to get work done.What you'll be doing:

• Contributes to the development of mechanical system architectures for new products.
• Responsible for defining and driving execution of pre-NPD feasibility/Exploratory projects with assigned resources.
• Accountable for execution of domain related tasks and milestones in NPD projects.
• Responsible for monitoring technical risk retirement and responsible for escalation of technical risk retirement concerns.
• Responsible for product designs meeting functional, cost, and DFX (manufacturability/serviceability/Reliability/Assembly).
• Leads troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts related to mechanical aspects of the design and collaborate with other design constituents.
• Develop and mentor key talents & Junior engineers in area of mechanical domain.
• Identify skill gaps within the team & opportunities to adapt new tool & processes.
• Should plan costs associated with developing roadmaps for technologies, processes, and tools. Maintain current technology roadmaps and developing product roadmaps with marketing teams.
• Participate in formal technical design review for subsystem & at product level.
• Responsible for maintaining IP landscapes for the domain.What you'll bring:
  • Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering
  • 18+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience in mechanical design principles especially in electro-mechanical devices.
  • Adept knowledge on Plastics Injection Molding, Sheet-metal & casting part designs as per mfg. guidelines.
  • Good knowledge on Plastic injection molded tooling, press tools & various manufacturing techniques.
  • Relevant experience in mechanical component and subsystem design. Good knowledge & experience on FEA tools like Ansys, Abaqus (Structural- Linear/Non-linear) & thermal analysis (Icepak)
  • Knowledge and experience using CAD systems for mechanical design and analysis
  • Familiarity with Windchill PDLM, Teamcenter Unified, DOORs, HP ALM, JIRA.
  • Proven ability to create results within budget, timeline, and product/project work
  • Excellent team player, self-starter, result oriented and good oral/written communication skills.
  • Experience working in global engineering teams, with global cross functional teams and supply chain.
  • Proficient experience in product life cycle from concept to post market handling.#IND-USGBRD#LI-MS1
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