Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Baxter International Inc.; Town of Round Lake (WI); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Baxter is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D Mechanical Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for infusion system design from concept through production ramp. You will strengthen design quality, risk management, and decision speed while collaborating across Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing and external partners.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, talent development, and a strong focus on scalable manufacturing, materials, sensors, and AI-enabled engineering processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience in a regulated industry.
• 3-5+ years leading engineers and cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience with Design Controls, DFMEA, risk management, design verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, coach, and develop a mechanical engineering team; create an engaged, accountable culture.
• Own mechanical engineering execution for complex electromechanical infusion systems from concept through verification, design transfer, commercialization, production ramp, and sustaining support.
• Raise the standard for design quality through CAD and drawing practices, tolerance analysis, technical reviews, configuration management, documentation, and DFM.
• Strengthen Design Controls, DFMEA, Critical Quality Attributes, and product risk management.
• Drive manufacturing readiness with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, suppliers, and contract manufacturers; ensure designs, tooling, test methods, and production controls are complete.
• Provide decisive technical leadership in materials, fluid interfaces, sensing integration, injection molding, root cause analysis, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing.
• Align Systems, Electrical, Reliability, Quality, Regulatory, Program Management with partners around priorities and delivery commitments.
• Shape capabilities in modeling, reliability, rapid prototyping, lab capabilities, and modern product development methods.
• Integrate AI into engineering workflows to improve performance, with quality, security, privacy, and regulatory oversight.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical Eng.

Design Controls

DFMEA

Risk Management

Manufacturing Readiness

Cross-functional

AI in Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD/PDM

Tolerance Analysis

Modeling & Simulation

Product Lifecycle Management

Job description

This is where your work makes a difference.

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

This is where your work saves lives.

Baxter develops technologies that clinicians and patients depend on every day. As Senior Manager, R&D Mechanical Engineering, you will lead the team responsible for designing safe, reliable, and manufacturable infusion products. Your impact will extend from early architecture through verification, design transfer, production scale-up, and ongoing product improvement.

This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who wants to build an exceptional engineering organization while remaining close to the technology. You will strengthen design quality and risk-based development, accelerate decisions, develop talent, and unite R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and external partners around clear outcomes.

Relocation assistance is provided according to our relocation program.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead, hire, coach, and develop a mechanical engineering team; create an engaged, accountable culture.
• Own mechanical engineering execution for complex electromechanical infusion systems from concept through verification, design transfer, commercialization, production ramp, and sustaining support.
• Raise the standard for design quality through disciplined CAD and drawing practices, tolerance analysis, technical reviews, configuration management, documentation, and design for manufacturing.
• Strengthen Design Controls, DFMEA, Critical Quality Attributes, and product risk management.
• Drive manufacturing readiness with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, suppliers, and contract manufacturers, ensuring designs, specifications, tooling, test methods, and production controls arecomplete.
• Provide decisive technical leadership in materials, fluid interfaces, sensing integration, injection molding, root cause analysis, corrective actions, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing.
• Align Systems, Electrical Engineering, Reliability, Quality, Regulatory, Program Management, Manufacturing, and external partners around priorities, ownership, decisions, and delivery commitments.
• Shape the capabilities of Mechanical Engineering, including modeling and simulation, reliability, rapid prototyping, laboratory capability, and modern product-development methods.
• Integrate artificial intelligence into engineering and organizational workflows to create innovative solutions that improve organizational performance and customer experience, with responsible quality, security, privacy, and regulatory oversight.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience developing complex hardware in a regulated industry.
• 3 - 5+ years leading engineers and cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience with Design Controls, DFMEA, risk management, design verification, quality systems, and technical decision-making.
• Demonstrated success with design transfer, manufacturing readiness, production scale-up, suppliers, or contract manufacturers.
• Strong communication and organizational leadership skills, with the ability to develop talent and drive execution across functional boundaries.

Preferred Skills

• Mechanical design experience with infusion systems, fluid paths, pumping mechanisms, sensors, medical-grade materials, injection-molded components, and /or high-volume manufacturing.
• Expertise in CAD/PDM, tolerance and stack-up analysis, product lifecycle management, reliability engineering, modeling and simulation, root cause analysis, and structured problem solving.
• Experience improving engineering processes, clarifying ownership, accelerating decisions, and leading teams through organizational change.
• Experience applying AI-enabled tools to engineering, knowledge management, decision support, workflow improvement, or customer-focused innovation.
• Exposure to Agile hardware development, lean engineering, or Six Sigma methods.

Why This Role Matters

You will have the opportunity to influence the products, processes, and organization behind critical infusion technologies. The role combines hands‑on technical leadership with the mandate to build capability, improve how work gets done, and help a strong engineering team deliver meaningful outcomes for clinicians and patients.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in‑person in support of our Mission.

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 $152,000 to $209,000 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 upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

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.

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.