Conor Rowley

About Conor Rowley

Principal Systems Engineer with 8+ years of experience in medical device R&D, specializing in risk management, design controls, and system-level product development within FDA-regulated environments. Proven ability to translate clinical and user needs into actionable engineering requirements, drive cross-functional collaboration, and ensure safe, intuitive device performance. Experienced in usability-informed risk analysis, workflow evaluation, and design validation supporting human-centered medical device development.

Experience

1. Principal System Engineer

   Baxter International Inc.

   Jan 2024 — Present · Round Lake, IL, US

   Lead system-level risk management activities for infusion platforms, ensuring compliance with ISO 14971 and alignment with design control requirements across product lifecycle phasesCompleted and coordinated 200+ cross-functional risk assessments, spanning documentation updates through high-impact hardware issues, integrating root cause analysis and design considerationsStrengthened risk traceability and compliance by transitioning ad hoc assessments into structured JIRA-based workflows, improving audit readiness and issue visibilitySupported CAPA activities across multiple phases, including scope definition, mitigation strategy refinement, and effectiveness validation in partnership with Quality and Validation teamsOptimized system characterization algorithm, reducing processing time from ~20 minutes to ~14 seconds, enabling scalable analysis and accelerating engineering decision-makingLed system characterization and anomaly investigations (CAM 1.0 / 3.2), identifying true system behaviors versus test artifacts through targeted experimental designAuthored technical reports and validation documentation translating complex system behavior into actionable, review-ready engineering insightsTrained and mentored engineers on risk management processes, quality systems (TrackWise, JIRA, change control), and structured problem-solving approaches

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

  2012 — 2016

Skills

• Dicom
• Python
• Event Planning
• Linear Algebra
• Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Leadership
• Differential Equations
• Calculus
• C++
• Social Media
• Project Management
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemcad
• Communication
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Time Management
• Imagej
• Public Speaking
• Strategic Planning
• Teamwork
• Data Analysis
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Research
• Autocad
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Matlab