Overview You will lead engineering and project management for Baxter's internal automated manufacturing equipment. You'll guide automation projects from concept to commissioning, balancing safety, quality, cost, and schedule. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on mentoring and cross functional collaboration to deliver reliable manufacturing solutions that support patient care. You'll operate in a fast-paced environment, driving continuous improvement and scalable technology deployment.
Compensation / Benefits- medical and dental coverage from day one
- life and disability insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- 401(k) with company matching
- educational assistance
- paid time off and parental leave
Responsibilities- Lead automation and capital equipment projects from concept through commissioning, defining scope, schedules, deliverables, and goals
- Develop URS, technical proposals, machine concepts, and cost estimates for custom automated machinery
- Manage project execution to meet safety, quality, budget, and timeline objectives while tracking expenditures
- Direct cross functional teams across design, procurement, fabrication, installation, and acceptance activities
- Provide technical guidance on equipment assembly, integration, debugging, testing, validation, and startup on the manufacturing floor
- Oversee supplier and vendor performance to ensure equipment meets technical, quality, and delivery requirements
- Investigate manufacturing and field issues to identify root causes and implement improvements
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including specifications, validation packages, SOPs, and training materials
- Foster collaboration across global manufacturing and engineering to support project execution and technology deployment
Key requirements- 8 or more years of engineering experience
- Experience using mechanical CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)
- Experience in aseptic processing or cGMP manufacturing environment preferred
- Experience developing automated manufacturing equipment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to lead and work within small, cross-functional teams
- Ability to balance technical performance, cost, and business needs
- Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally
- strong communication skills
- team leadership
- problem solving
- SolidWorks
- automation project management
- URS and technical specification development
