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Bhavani Jayachandran

@bhavanijayachandran

Senior Principal Systems Engineer at Baxter who unified five legacy tools and automated medical-device traceability, cutting manual effort by 90%.

United States

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At Baxter – Infusion Therapies and Platforms, I led the enterprise-wide deployment of Siemens Polarion ALM, consolidating five legacy tools across six engineering teams. Automated traceability dashboards raised requirements coverage from 60% to 100%, while live DHF reporting cut manual report preparation time by 90%.

At Beckman Coulter, I led systems engineering for clinical diagnostics and life sciences instruments, and built a test automation framework that reduced manual verification effort by 60% per product. At Medtronic – Surgical & Robotics | OI Automation, I led quality engineering oversight for six manufacturing automation projects, supporting work that contributed to $20M in annual cost savings, a 25% yield improvement, and a 15% reduction in waste.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Current

Baxter

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Led enterprise-wide deployment of Siemens Polarion ALM across Baxter's Infusion Therapies and Platforms organization, consolidating legacy tools and standardizing processes. Developed automated traceability dashboards and DHF reporting, reducing manual effort by 90% and improving requirements coverage to 100%.

Siemens Polarion ALM Requirements Management Traceability Design Control DHF ISO 14971 Risk Management V&V Impact Analysis GSPR D P FMEA TUEA Hazard Assessments Systems Engineering Technical Leadership

Principal Systems Engineer

Medtronic

Sep 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 5 months)

Provided quality engineering leadership for six Surgical & Robotics manufacturing automation projects across three sites, ensuring design control compliance and risk management. Supported projects contributing to $20M in annual cost savings, 25% yield improvement, and 15% waste reduction.

Design Control Risk Management D P FMEA PFMEA V&V FAT SAT Equipment Qualification Cross functional Leadership Quality Engineering ISO 14971

Lead Systems Engineer – R&D | Manager, Software Development & Validation

Beckman Coulter

Aug 2006 - Aug 2023 (17 years)

Led systems engineering for clinical diagnostic and life sciences instruments, managing requirements, design controls, and risk management. Built and led a team of 12 engineers, developing a scalable automated verification framework that reduced manual verification effort by 60% per product.