Interaction Designer 3

Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•San Diego, CA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

BD is hiring an Interaction Designer to create user interfaces for medical devices and help advance the company’s purpose of improving health. The role develops interfaces for embedded systems, mobile applications, and web platforms, ensuring compliance with FDA, IEC 62366, ISO 13485, and other relevant standards. It uses human-factors and ergonomics principles to reduce user error and improve device safety. The designer conducts usability studies, contextual inquiries, heuristic evaluations, on-site user research, field observations, interviews, and iterative testing. They use evidence-based findings to identify problems and guide solution exploration. The role produces wireframes, interactive prototypes, high-fidelity UI designs, development-ready components, and scalable design systems, using Figma for exploration, iteration, and collaboration. The position works closely with engineering, industrial design, and clinical teams to integrate user interfaces with hardware. It also prepares design specifications, usability reports, and risk analyses for regulatory submissions. The role is based at BD’s San Diego, California location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive or Behavioral Science, Psychology, or a related field, plus four years of work experience in the job offered or a related occupation; alternatively, a master’s degree in one of these fields plus two years of such work experience.
Demonstrated experience with Figma for design exploration and component creation.
Demonstrated experience with embedded UI frameworks.
Demonstrated experience in mobile app design.
Demonstrated experience in responsive web design.
Demonstrated experience with regulatory standards, including FDA, IEC 62366, and ISO 14971.
Demonstrated experience with engineering and risk management principles.

Responsibilities

Create user interfaces for medical devices in compliance with applicable regulatory standards.
Conduct usability studies, contextual inquiries, and heuristic evaluations to inform design decisions.
Develop wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs for embedded systems, mobile apps, and web platforms.
Apply human-factors and ergonomics principles to minimize user error and improve device safety.
Use Figma for design exploration, rapid iteration, and collaborative workflows.
Create development-ready components and design systems to support consistency and scalability across platforms.
Collaborate with engineers, industrial designers, and clinical teams to integrate user interfaces with hardware.
Prepare design specifications, usability reports, and risk analyses for regulatory submissions.
Conduct on-site user research and direct customer interactions, including field observations, interviews, and iterative testing.
Use evidence-based UI design to drive problem discovery and guide solution exploration.