About the Role
The R&D Engineer plays a critical role in designing, developing and implementing new products, processes, test methods and equipment for medical devices. This position is responsible for converting conceptual ideas into practical engineering solutions, supporting continuous improvement through process studies and ensuring compliance with clinical and international standards.
Main Responsibilities
* Designs, develops and implements new products and processes of a medical device, translating intangible design inputs into tangible engineering specifications and drawings.
* Selects appropriate materials, processes and vendors to achieve the design, and challenges these designs against design specifications, clinical use scenarios and international standards.
* Plans, coordinates and builds test parts for engineering evaluation, pre-clinical studies and clinical studies.
* Makes and presents engineering decisions.
* Develops new processes by understanding key process inputs and outputs, using statistical methods as appropriate, including new process equipment and tooling, specification development, vendor selection and negotiation.
* Prepares work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOP), writes technical documents and reports, prepares raw material specifications and drawings, and prepares verification and validation protocols and reports.
* Develops new engineering test methods and clinically relevant simulated use test methods in conjunction with R&D technicians; prepares and assists in the validation of test methods.
* Performs lab bench testing, conducts engineering and competitor evaluations, and conducts development unit testing, develops, coordinates, and completes verification and validation activities for new products and processes.
* Trains technicians on new design and process development, and new test methods, and conducts new process development training with operations and quality assurance in conjunction with R&D technicians.
* Participates in creating and controlling project budgets (expense and/or capital expenditure).
* Create and critique engineering cost analysis.
* Supports Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory & R&D to ensure systems follow all internal and external guidelines.
* Supports/leads design, process root cause analysis, and supports non-conforming product and complaint investigations.
About You
* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or other related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
* 4 years of industrial experience in R&D or process development in regulated environments.
* Evidenced hands-on technical curiosity.
* Experience in process validation (IQ, OQ and PQ), writing protocols and reports to support verification and validation activities for product commercialization; ability to complete validation.
* Ability to build and implement project plans.
* Basic tooling, design and drafting knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Ability to analyze data, interpret results, and write reports.
* Proficient in statistical software.
Benefits
At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements.
About Our Company
We are a global medical technology company committed to advancing the world of health. Our Purpose is to help people live healthy lives, where no one dies from lack of access to care. We offer a valuable, competitive package of compensation and benefits programs that promote a performance-based culture. Salary ranges have been implemented to reward associates fairly and competitively, as well as to support recognition of associates' progress and talent mobility.
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