Associate Staff Engineer

Overview

Associate Staff Engineer on the R&D Team within BD Specimen Management, providing product development and engineering support for medical device and IVD components and systems that collect, preserve, manipulate and analyze biological samples, including human blood samples.

What you'll do

• Works under general direction to guide design and development of advanced biomedical solutions that meet key business objectives for existing and new medical device products.
• Guides the successful completion of major programs and at times functions in a project leadership role.
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects, and interacts with senior external personnel on technical matters.
• Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.
• Designs and develops in vivo and in vitro models to evaluate product features and improvements.
• Drives creative, logic and risk-based approaches to resolve technical challenges and tradeoffs under business constraints.
• Independently determines and develops technical solutions to complex problems using sound engineering principles and design of experiments (DOE), utilizing experimental, computational and/or analytical methods.
• Develops robust test methods, designs 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 and component specifications, troubleshooting and/or root-cause analysis.
• 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 following the design control process and generating well-documented research and analyses records.
• Demonstrates strong drive for results and clear accountability for successful and timely completion of designated tasks and projects.
• Contributes to new product development capabilities, methodologies and expertise by tracking trends in computational and visualization technology and actively seeking training.
• 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 communication, training and education of sound quality assurance principles.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline (Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical, or closely related fields).
• Bachelor's (B.S.): 8+ years of experience in a technical area.
• Master's (M.S.): 5+ years of experience in a technical area.
• PhD: 3+ years of experience in a technical area.
• Strength in scientific and engineering fundamentals based on first-principles understanding, including critical thinking and systematic problem-solving skills.
• Business acumen and learning agility.
• Strong technical judgement and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated capability of leading R&D product development projects.
• Experience in guiding team members or individuals to develop technical solutions to complex problems.
• R&D functional planning, requirement generation and technical (DFSS/Design/Cross-functional) reviews for all product development phases.
• Proficiency in solid CAD modeling (Creo, SolidWorks or equivalent) and design for manufacturability, including injection molded systems and assemblies.
• Product development considerations for tightly controlled high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Disciplined in phase-gate product development and project planning.
• Strong project management, prioritizing and multi-tasking skills to work within tight deadlines.
• Proficiency with statistical methods including DoE and data analysis using software such as Minitab.
• Proficiency with fixture design, including basic machining considerations, and developing test methods (fixture design and hands-on testing).
• Understanding of Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA).
• Knowledge of Six Sigma (DMAIC) practices and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies.
• Ability to communicate concepts, ideas and knowledge effectively and clearly to individuals and teams.
• Strong creative, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in directing associates and leading small cross-functional groups.
• Proficiency with any of FEA and/or CFD modeling software.

Details

• Primary work location: IND Bengaluru - Technology Campus.