Engineering Specialist R&D

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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

An Engineering Specialist for software acts as the software architect or major contributor on projects for feature enhancements, sustaining efforts, and new product development efforts. This individual will be responsible for the development of products and providing creative solutions associated with the design and development of our new product portfolio. The successful candidate will possess solid "hands-on" technical abilities, an excitement and energy for product development, and a passion for their work and the impact it has on meeting the needs of patients.

What You'll be Doing

• Responsible for providing cross project technical guidance, and leadership within the teams to facilitate the completion and delivery of software.

• Apply and exemplify strong software engineering expertise to design and implement robust software architectures, while influencing the processes and methodologies used by the team to create quality software.

• Develop software components in an Android environment, using design patterns, strong object-oriented principles, unit testing and automated testing tools that will be deployed in medical products.

• Own and control the design of software architecture, ensuring that work done in those areas is designed in a modular fashion, testable, reusable, and maintainable.

• Participate in the formal documentation processes for requirements generation, software architecture, and detailed designs.

• Responsible for analyzing and understanding the product requirements and deriving the Software requirements.

• Identifies key product level technical risks and assists project manager in developing mitigation and recovery plan.

• Review work products and ensure the quality of deliverables.

• Provides input to the test strategies at a product and module level

• Provides guidance to development and test teams with respect to overall design and development.

• Leads and coaches the team members and plays an active role in their development.

• Assess and identify actions to improve the competency (technical/product) of the team.

• Drives the application of principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and testing techniques.

• Owns and drives continuous improvement activities by identifying and appropriately escalating process and product quality gaps.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in software development.

• Experience in technically leading project teams involving SW architects and SW design engineers.

• Demonstrated success in delivering results on technical challenges.

• Experience working in cross-functional teams (e.g., engineering, quality, regulatory).

• Proficient with Java and/or Kotlin for Android application development.

• Familiarity with C++ for embedded systems and device firmware development.

• Experience with Android SDK, NDK, and Android Studio

• Knowledge of Android architecture, components, and best practices.

• Familiarity with Android security features and guidelines.

• Knowledge of IoT protocols (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee).

• Demonstrated understanding of object-oriented designs utilizing design patterns, SOLID design principles, and test-driven development.

• Excellent software architecture, design and implementation skills.

• Strong Object-Oriented development and design knowledge and experience.

• Familiarity with Agile project management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira).

• Experience with Agile methodologies and ceremonies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN).

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance and quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001).

• Good understanding of medical software development process including IEC13485 and IEC62304 desired.

• Excellent communication, inter-personal and leadership skills.

• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and resolve issues.

• Shall possess systems mindset and good problem-solving abilities.

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.

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 employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $160,000 - $220,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview. #LI-ASR2

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees.For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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