Staff Engineer, Product Development

Description

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BD Medical Associate Staff R&D Engineer

Location Salt Lake City, Utah

The R&D team is seeking a highly talented and passionate individual to help us identify and implement innovative solutions to address current and future health care needs in the Peripheral Vascular Access markets.

Within BD Medication Delivery Solutions (MDS) Research & Development, the associate in this position will be part of the Peripheral IV Catheter R&D team.

Our Staff R&D Engineers are responsible for developing and implementing innovative new product designs, product improvements, and critical component changes for high volume, disposable medical devices.

They are also responsible for being the lead Product Developer on certain teams

The preferred candidate will have strong technical design skills, excellent written and oral skills, leadership abilities and a track record of successful product design and development.

This candidate should possess a strong capability to interpret and ensure compliance with all local, state, federal and BD safety regulations, quality policies, best practices and procedures through appropriate communication, training, and education.

Other duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following :

Technical Product Design :

Drive the design and development of product systems, subsystem and components by understanding design space with design options and tradeoffs, handling critical parameters, using design for manufacture principles as well as geometric dimensioning and tolerancing tools.

Integrate product systems and sub-systems to meet business objectives by addressing targeted customer needs and product requirements under defined cost targets.

Identify the best tools and approaches to effectively solve engineering problems to develop and optimize designs by using an appropriate mix of first principles / analytical, computational and experimental methods.

Ensure implementation and difficulty of product development processes and design control procedures.

Support the evaluation and assessment of new technologies, intellectual property, products, processes and industry trends that can or have the potential to impact our business strategies.

Support current products in terms of quality, manufacturing, supply continuity and cost improvement.

Support the execution of technical and / or multi-functional project work.

Contribute to a culture of innovation by proactively generating novel concepts for new products and improvements to current product performance.

Understand customer needs through literature review, customer interviews, direct observation, competitive analysis, prototype evaluation, and clinical / simulated use studies.

Translate customer needs into engineering requirements into specific product, packaging and process specifications.

Analyze design solutions using engineering first principles and sophisticated engineering methods such as FEA.

Write detailed technical reports based on design verification analysis / testing for design changes and product design activities.

Develop and implement test methods which specify measurement equipment, test set-up, measurement systems analysis, and data analysis.

Develop realistic and actionable design plans.

Project and Cross-Functional Leadership :

Demonstrate cross functional and collaborative leadership with strong accountability for successful completion of team goals and business objectives.

Develop deliverables, schedules and demonstrate accountability for successful completion of individual and team work.

Ensure efficient and effective transition from product development to high volume manufacturing in locations throughout the world.

Effectively collaborate with laboratory technicians and support staff.

Ensure compliance with BD quality policies, procedures and practices as well as with all local, state, federal and BD safety regulations, policies and procedures.

Organizational Development :

Proactively develop, maintain and share technical knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up-to-date on current trends and standard methodologies.

Actively mentor and empower team members and junior associates, while also ensuring effective multi-functional communication and engagement.

Develop and apply innovative ways to ensure the effective capture, retention, communication and sharing of technical and project knowledge generated (tacit & implicit).

Desired Qualifications :

BS degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or a closely related engineering degree) required.

A Master’s degree in engineering is preferred.

5+ years of engineering experience or equivalent is required with a strong preference for least 2 years product design and development experience in medical devices / products.

Medical device design and development experience related to high-volume manufacturing is strongly preferred.

Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.

Advanced technical judgment.

Strong communication skills.

Collaborative and team oriented.

Significant understanding of disciplined product development processes, regulatory, and quality requirements.

Strong fit and alignment with BD values.

Experience to include :

Demonstrated ability to deliver robust and successful products by following a disciplined design process such as Design for Six Sigma.

Demonstrated ability to apply statistical tools, computer analysis and engineering fundamentals to support sound engineering judgment.

Experience with Solidworks, Minitab, and FEA (Abaqus / Fluent) is preferred.

Experience in developing project and technical development plans.

Design control experience.

Experience writing invention disclosures, patent applications, patents, and publications.

Developed understanding of DOE and statistical methods.

Understanding of failure theory and modes for plastics, elastomers, and metals due to static and time-variable loading conditions.

Experience with clinical studies, human physiology, and simulated product use studies.

Experience with contact and non-contact metrology

Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing and assembly processes, particularly those of plastic injection molding, metal stamping and automated assembly techniques, including solvent bonding, adhesive bonding, ultrasonic welding, and interference-fitting.

Experience with manufacturing process validation including strategy development, First Article Inspection, Factory Acceptance Testing, and IQ / OQ / PQ’s.

Knowledge of disciplined product development processes, regulatory and quality requirements such as 21CFR820.30

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and / or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work.

It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do.

We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health.