R&D Staff Engineer I

Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•San Diego, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Guide design and development of advanced biomedical solutions needed to meet key business objectives relating to the existing and new medical device products. Guides the successful completion of major programs and will function in a project leadership role. Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external personnel on technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations. Designs and develops in vivo and invitro models to evaluate product features and improvements. Drives creative, logic and risk-based approaches to resolve technical challenges and tradeoffs under business constrains. Determines and develops technical solutions to complex problems using sound engineering principles and design of experiments (DOE) while utilizing experimental, computational and/or analytical methods. Develops robust test methods, design test fixtures and executes measurement system analysis. Writes, implements, and leads hands-on benchtop studies, tolerance stack up analysis, design verification, validation, vendor interactions, material specifications, component specifications, troubleshooting and/or root-cause analysis in order to evaluate product performance & improvements. Performs data analysis using statistical tools, generates reports and presents recommendations to peers and business leaders. Supports, and at times leads, material, design and/or process changes to existing products by following design control process and generating well-documented research and analyses records. Contributes to the development of new product development capabilities, methodologies and expertise by staying aware to trends in the computational and visualization technology fields and actively seek training to further improve skills. Collects, records, reports, interprets, and analyzes data and presents results to peers and business leadership. Provides advanced engineering skills and product evaluation support to the platform towards building business cases for new opportunities. Contributes to development and implementation of R&D strategies through evaluation of new business opportunities, technologies, and possible acquisition targets. Ensures compliance with BD quality policies, procedures, and practices through appropriate communication, training and education of sound quality assurance principles.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Engineering (any) related field of study and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any) related field of study and eight (8) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation
Demonstrated experience leading R&D product development projects
Demonstrated experience in R&D functional planning, requirement generation and technical (DFSS/Design/Cross functional) reviews for all product development phases
Demonstrated experience with Solid CAD modeling (Creo or SolidWorks)
Demonstrated experience with product development for high-volume manufacturing processes
Demonstrated experience with phase-gate product development and project planning
Demonstrated experience with statistical methods including DoE and data analysis using software (Minitab)
Demonstrated experience with fixture design including basic machining considerations and developing test methods (fixture design and hands-on testing)
Demonstrated experience with Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
Demonstrated experience with FEA or CFD modeling software
Demonstrated experience with Six Sigma (DMAIC) practices
Demonstrated experience with Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies

Responsibilities

Guide design and development of advanced biomedical solutions
Guide the successful completion of major programs and function in a project leadership role
Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects
Interact with senior external personnel on technical matters
Design and develop in vivo and invitro models to evaluate product features and improvements
Drive creative, logic and risk-based approaches to resolve technical challenges and tradeoffs under business constrains
Determine and develop technical solutions to complex problems using sound engineering principles and design of experiments (DOE)
Develop robust test methods, design test fixtures and execute measurement system analysis
Write, implement, and lead hands-on benchtop studies, tolerance stack up analysis, design verification, validation, vendor interactions, material specifications, component specifications, troubleshooting and/or root-cause analysis
Perform data analysis using statistical tools, generate reports and present recommendations
Support, and at times lead, material, design and/or process changes to existing products
Contribute to the development of new product development capabilities, methodologies and expertise
Collect, record, report, interpret, and analyze data and present results
Provide advanced engineering skills and product evaluation support to the platform
Contribute to development and implementation of R&D strategies
Ensure compliance with BD quality policies, procedures, and practices