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

As a member of the Quality Engineering team in St. Paul, you will leverage standard engineering principles to resolve difficult problems, from conception to final design with team input. This team performs standard engineering work requiring application of standard engineering techniques, procedures
and criteria. This role is responsible for ensuring that the quality of all product/process design meet all customer requirements and are manufacturable at the time of transfer to Manufacturing/Operations under the guidance of senior personnel. You will help to perform engineering design evaluations and may develop a range of products including Biologic and non-biologic. On occasion, you may recommend alterations to development and design to improve quality of products and/or procedures.

Your team

When you join the Quality team you belong to a group that never shies away from a challenge and truly believes that teamwork makes jobs great. Motivated by work that is never the same from one day to the next, this team powers through internal processes to create products that they deeply believe in.

Individuals within the quality organization are encouraged to think strategically about how to best-solve any issues at hand. Baxter remains positive, confident, and resilient as it approaches new challenges and strives to create the best possible product for the client, always.

If you are a natural leader who uses critical thinking to reach outside the box to find creative solutions to problems and you are relentlessly committed to quality over quantity, then this is the team for you!

What you'll be doing

• Perform routine engineering assignments of related tasks which are typically a focused portion of larger projects. These tasks provide experience and familiarization with the engineering staff, methods, techniques, theories, Corporate and division SOP's, policies and projects.
• Document development work including writing specifications for manufacturing or scientific test results.
• Solve routine design and engineering tasks with some assistance. Able to solve problems with periodic monitoring.
• Assist in the preparation and participation in technical reviews and responsible for organizing data and preparing appropriate documentation for assigned projects.
• Perform routine engineering assignments of related tasks which are typically a focused portion of larger projects. These tasks provide experience and familiarization with the engineering staff, methods, techniques, theories, Corporate and division SOP's, policies and projects.
• Document development work including writing specifications for manufacturing or scientific test results.

What you'll bring

• Degree in Engineering
• 0-3 years of experience (medical device experience preferred)
• A solid technical understanding of engineering principles and procedures (e.g. CAD and its application or scheduling a series of technical tasks utilizing software-based tools).

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $52,800 to $132,000, plus an annual incentive bonus. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

Physical Demands

• Every employee is responsible for performing his/her job safely and for calling to management’s attention unsafe conditions, practices, or equipment.
• Repetitive work with a personal computer.
• Periodic lifting of up to 35 pounds.
• Must be able to work in a class 10,000 clean room following gowning and related guidelines.
• Time will be divided between desk-work in a standard office environment and standing/moving about especially in production, laboratory, and warehouse areas.
• A variety of chemicals are used in production and laboratory areas routinely.
• Many SSI products are made of bovine pericardial tissues. The handling (with surgical gloves) of these products is common.
• May be required to observe surgical procedures while in an operating theater.

Working Environment

• Every employee is responsible for performing his/her job safely and for calling to management’s attention unsafe conditions, practices, or equipment.
• Repetitive work with a personal computer.
• Periodic lifting of up to 35 pounds.
• Must be able to work in a class 10,000 clean room following gowning and related guidelines.
• Time will be divided between desk-work in a standard office environment and standing/moving about especially in production, laboratory, and warehouse areas.
• A variety of chemicals are used in production and laboratory areas routinely.
• Many SSI products are made of bovine or porcine tissues. The handling (with surgical gloves) of these products is common.
• May be required to observe surgical procedures while in an operating theater.

The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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 globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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