Job Description

Summary
Assocaite Staff Engineer for Product Engineering . Med Tech Back Ground . Design Cntrols expertise . Mechnical Engineering

Position Summary

The Associate Staff Engineer is a technical leadership role within a sustaining engineering team who will own, lead

and support the end-to-end Design and engineering deliverables and solutions for high-volume medical device

products right from Design and Development to Verification and Validation activities. (S)he, working with the local

and global stakeholders, will deliver relevant solutions to new and existing products through design calculations,

risk-retirement using first principles engineering, technical analyses and verification of the design. The Associate

Staff Engineer will learn and utilize BD's stage gate Global Product Development System and use DFM/DFSS and/or

other relevant engineering tools to deliver high quality, robust, cost effective solutions in partnership with crossfunctional

teams.

Educational Background

Full time Degree in a relevant engineering field is required (i.e., Mechanical, Industrial & Production, Chemical,

Materials Engineering)

Masters and PhD in Engineering is highly preferred.

Professional Experience

Minimum 12 years of experience in engineering/technical field, with 3 years demonstrated project and team

leadership, preferably in the medical device industry with successful track record of sustaining existing products

and/or driving cost improvement initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

General Function

Accountable for the technical success of the product and ensures the product solution offerings reflects the

agreed upon "must-haves" for commercial success.

Identify the best tools and approaches to effectively solve engineering problems to develop/optimize designs by

leveraging appropriate mix of first principles / analytical, computational, and experimental methods.

Practice technical excellence and share best practices and lessons learned across the organization. Lead and own the design efforts over the continuum of product development, life cycle management, sustenance

engineering and cost improvement initiatives.

Remove obstacles and provide technical direction and mentorship to Design, Development and Verification

Validation Teams.

Develop technical design and / or verification strategy independently or in collaboration with a larger team. Ensure design control best practices with compliance to BD quality policies/procedures and applicable regulatory

requirements are adopted across projects.

Own the design and/ or verification deliverables of the project assigned. Develop, verify and validate test methods and prototypes as needed. Execute Risk Management activities to ensure that design and process shortcomings are identified and

appropriately addressed.

Optimize product design, material selection, product features, process design and human factors based on the

project needs.

Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal, and BD safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Drive the right culture in the organization in line with BD Values.

Project management

Own the technical plan, execution and effectively manage technical risks. Ensure high quality solutions are

provided to the customers in a timely manner.

Persuasive Communication

Clear and effective communication of technical solutions / risks across all levels of the organization Escalate issues for awareness, create and drive a resolution plan Drive cross functional (i.e., Marketing, Quality, Supply chain, Regulatory, Manufacturing Technology, Operations,

Cytotoxicity, Sterilization teams etc.) technical decision making in areas of uncertainty or ambiguity

Uses influential leadership to resolve project-related issues/challenges

Organizational Leadership

Quality systems processes: Implement best practices of quality systems processes including design controls and

change control.

Technology transfer: Ensure efficient and effective transition from research to development to global

manufacturing locations.
Required Skills
Optional Skills
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Primary Work Location
IND Bengaluru - Technology Campus
Additional Locations
Work Shift