Principal Engineer, EMC

This is where your work makes a difference. Join our team at Baxter Healthcare Corporation in Round Lake as a Principal Engineer and be part of an organization committed to saving and sustaining lives. This is an outstanding opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking healthcare solutions within a collaborative and innovative environment. What You’ll Do: Define EMC requirements and assess their impact on evolving product designs, ensuring alignment with applicable standards. Analyze compliance margins throughout development and present findings during internal reviews and customer technical meetings. Develop EMC plans, author test protocols, and coordinate execution at in‑house labs and accredited third‑party facilities. Lead pre‑compliance testing, troubleshoot EMI/RF issues, and manage all aspects of formal verification testing. Conduct certification testing to international standards, analyze results, and recommend mitigation strategies. Support product development through root‑cause analysis, change‑control assessments, and representation of EMC design margins. Maintain EMC capability by developing equipment needs, calibration plans, and in‑house test methodologies including wireless coexistence. What You’ll Bring: Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE or related field, with demonstrated EMC engineering experience. 5+ years EMC experience with working knowledge of standards such as CISPR 11 and IEC 60601‑1‑2. Apply electromagnetic engineering principles to translate customer needs into complete system‑level solutions. Strong EMC theory foundation and hands‑on proficiency with advanced EMC test equipment and methodologies. Proficiency with analysis tools including MATLAB, Excel, and LabVIEW, plus basic statistics for test interpretation. Understanding of test fixtures, build requirements, and electromagnetic modeling or circuit simulation tools. Location: Round Lake, IL, United States of America. Estimated base salary for this position is $112,000-$154,000 annually. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We cannot sponsor or transfer sponsorship of an employment visa. Benefits 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. 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. 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 let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Recruitment Fraud Notice Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review the Recruitment Fraud Notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr