Principal Engineer, Test

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.  About Baxter Baxter provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-center dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition; surgery products and anesthetics; and pharmacy automation, software and services. The company’s global footprint and the critical nature of its products and services play a key role in expanding access to healthcare in emerging and developed countries. Baxter’s employees worldwide are building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care. Job Summary • Job Title – Principal Eng, Test • Location – Whitefield, Bangalore Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Lead the verification team to understand fully the design specification; design a verification environment and interact with design engineers to identify important verification scenarios. • Lead the development of tests and the creation of top-level and block-level test-benches, stimulus and coverage metrics. • Coordinate the debug process of failing test cases along with the design team. • Ensure delivery of verified design blocks for sign-off, meeting defined functionality, performance and coverage requirements. Drive improvements in test execution, quality and delivery. • Lead the development and documentation of product test case. • Identifying Testing Risks and own the Risk Mitigation Plans. • Work within Agile team to deliver quality products as one team • Guide the team on proper verification approach • Assist/guide in authoring, reviewing and execution of verification test cases • Provide input to Trace Matrix to ensure the traceability of the requirements to tests is intact • Co-ordinate the verification activities during SDLC • Compile Verification Test Summary Report at conclusion of formal verification phase for submission Qualifications: • Ability to lead small to medium sized team technically and raising his/her own performance and others from time to time • A demonstrated track record in regulated software development, preferably medical devices or other highly regulated products such as aviation software. • Experience in executing verification strategies including and not limited to functional, non-functional, reliability, performance. • Experience in re-defining test architecture and test automation frameworks • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process • Experienced and demonstrated superior global collaboration • Demonstrates spirit of innovation • Demonstrated risk taking ability and challenging status quo • Background and/or Experience: Bachelors / Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or related field and 10+ years of related experience. Desired Characteristics • Hand’s on experience on defining the test strategy and test architecture for software applications • Minimum 3+ years practical software QA experience ( • Excellent planning and organization skills, and committed to delivering on aggressive deadlines • Expertise in ALM and JIRA tool • Knowledge of Clear Quest, Team Center is preferred • Strong communication skills – written & verbal • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work in a collaborative environment as well as independently with minimal supervision • Experience in Test Automation with Selenium  is preferred • Knowledge of medical device software development is highly preferred including knowledge of standards such as IEC 62304, ISO 14971 A Career That Matters Baxter’s employees are united in a mission to save and sustain lives. We are passionate about applying scientific innovation to meet the needs of the millions of people worldwide who depend on our medically necessary therapies and technologies. We focus on increasing access to healthcare, innovating in crucial areas of unmet need, and pursuing creative collaborations that bring our mission to life for patients every day. 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, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.        Equal Employment Opport