Quality Validation Engineer - Onsite Weekdays
Baxter · Medina, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $76k–$105k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Baxter (medical devices) in Medina, NY. Assist, present, defend, and communicate with external auditors and other validations or projects in which you lead or participated.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, MSA / Gage R&R, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Base pay
- $76k–$105k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $86k–$126k. This one lists $76k–$105k.
Median of the low and high ends of 18 live postings that list pay, out of 27 quality engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New York plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 26 other live quality postings in New York.
- Base pay
- About 15% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $86k–$126k, from 17 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 81%
- ✓ Six Sigma 52%
- AS9100 48%
- ✓ Lean 44%
- SPC 44%
- FMEA 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for MSA / Gage R&R, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Baxter
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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Your role at Baxter
This document outlines the employment prerequisites and job
responsibilities
for the Quality Assurance Systems Engineer position.
Important: This position is located in Medina, NY and is designed as an onsite role, with an encouraged presence of five (5) days per week to foster collaboration, innovation, and connection across the team. Baxter is seeking candidates who reside within a reasonable commuting distance and are able to regularly support the business through in-person engagement and partnership at the Medina site.
What You'll Be Doing
Reporting to the QA Systems Manager, the primary
requirements
- ✓Assist, present, defend, and communicate with external auditors and other validations or projects in which you lead or participated.
- ✓Assist or lead process improvement projects (scrap reduction, defect reduction, etc.) with little or no guidance.
- ✓Work collaboratively with a cross-functional team (production, quality, laboratory, etc.)
- ✓Apply solid technical understanding of engineering principles and procedures (e.g., CAD and its application or scheduling a series of technical tasks utilizing software-based tools and/or specialties such as electrical, mechanical, chemical, industrial, or biological).
- ✓Assists in the preparation and participation of technical reviews and is responsible for organizing data and preparing appropriate documentation for assigned projects.
- ✓Assist management or other engineers during process design, equipment installation, qualification, and/or process monitoring.
- ✓Provide technical reports and/or data-driven analysis after training.
- ✓Other duties as assigned
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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.
are
- •Support and execute complex validations, including IQ, OQ, PQ, and MSA protocols and reports for processes, equipment, test methods, and computerized systems within the facility throughout the validation stages with little or no guidance.
- •Own and drive change control based on procedural
What You'll Bring
- •Bachelor's degree in Engineering. 1-3 years of engineering experience preferred.
- •Prefer experience and/ or training with process improvement methods (e.g. six sigma, lean)
- •Interest in obtaining certifications (ASQ) Experience in the manufacturing and/or medical device industry preferred, including experience in the development and deployment of Quality Systems.
- •Experience with technical communication, cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving, root cause analysis, and applying engineering principles.
- •Basic understanding of validation guidelines, cGMPs Regulations, and Good Manufacturing Practices, preferred.
- •Experienced multitasker with solid prioritization skills is essential
- •Support plant initiatives with the development and implementation of new processes/technologies
- •Highly motivated to learn and accomplish goals.
- •Ability to meet tight deadlines.
Physical demands
- •Must be able to sit, stand, or walk throughout the workday.
- •Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds and perform repetitive hand/finger motions.
- •Good hand-eye coordination and dexterity required.
- •Dynamic lifting capability: lift 15 pounds floor to shoulder, 2 pounds overhead; push/pull with up to 6 pounds of force.
Work environment
The work environment is a regulated manufacturing facility governed by FDA and internal quality standards. Employees are expected to comply with all applicable rules and procedures designed to maintain product integrity and safety.
Conditions and
include
- •Wearing a static protective smock and wrist strap while in designated areas.
- •Working in close proximity to others in a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment.
- •Compliance with cleanroom or ESD (electrostatic discharge) protocols as required.
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.
US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)