Principal Software Systems Engineer

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Join our dynamic team as a Principal Software Systems Engineer in the R&D/Software organization, where you will play a pivotal role in developing groundbreaking healthcare solutions.

• Driving Best Practices:
  Implement and champion best practices in software systems development and product life cycles, utilizing Agile PDLC/SDLC and Systems Engineering methodologies in collaboration with development and verification teams.
• Technical Leadership:
  Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to a distributed R&D team, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Complex Problem Solving:
  Develop innovative technical solutions to complex software system challenges, delivering high‑quality results within tight deadlines.
• Architectural Contributions:
  Assist in establishing robust system and software architectures for digital applications, ensuring alignment with established design inputs.
• User Needs Translation:
  Identify and capture user needs for digital applications, translating them into functional and non‑functional system requirements. Lead cross‑functional teams to ensure these needs are effectively integrated into system requirements.
• Documentation and Compliance:
  Write, maintain, and own system‑level and software‑level design inputs/requirements, ensuring compliance with established Quality Management Systems (QMS) and regulatory frameworks. Work with established requirements and risk management SW tools, and develop subject matter expertise in these tools.
• Risk Management:
  
  Lead ISO 14971‑based risk analysis activities, from identifying inherent hazards to implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Verification and Validation:
  Collaborate with verification engineers to define test strategies for system and software verification and validation plans, utilizing requirement tracing methods.
• Hands‑On Testing:
  Conduct ad‑hoc testing of in‑development and developed software systems to ensure ongoing product quality.
• Agile Execution:
  Enforce and support teams in executing Agile/Scrum planning, including estimating, scheduling, and completing committed tasks.
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Drive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to enhance processes, practices, and technical mentorship, transforming software requirements into effective test architectures.
• Design Transfer Process:
  Interface with manufacturing, field service, operations, and customer training staff throughout the design transfer process.
• Issue Resolution:
  Lead/assist in technical investigations for field issues and product complaints, with appropriate impact assessments on requirements and risks.
• Compliance Assurance:
  Uphold compliance with the product development process and quality system standards.

• A Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with 5+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Proven experience with regulated products and connected systems in the medical devices/biotechnology industry preferred.
• Familiarity with electro‑mechanical devices is preferred.
• Expertise in requirements management, risk management, and development in an Agile environment, including experience in creating and maintaining product backlogs.
• Knowledge of implementing and enforcing medical device cybersecurity design paradigms is a plus.
• Experience with cloud‑based digital applications (e.g., SaaS/PaaS/IaaS environments with AWS/Azure or similar CSPs) is preferred.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Strong documentation skills and experience in a regulated industry.

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 support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.

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