Lead Design Engineer

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. Job Description General Function Lead R&D efforts through all phases of product development Collaborate with Design & Development, Systems Engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure product requirements are verifiable and measurable. Synthesize, develop, update, and optimize designs based on understanding design space. Understand design options and trade-offs; managing critical parameters; leverage strong engineering fundamentals and tools. Incorporate manufacturing principles early in the development process. Ensure deliverables are reliable across the design space, is adequately pressure-tested to satisfy user, regulatory and business requirements. Understand system and subsystem design sensitivity and identify and address early any potential design integration and transfer risks. Implement DFSS rigor throughout the design selection and development process, leveraging and deploying empirical, statistical, and analytical tools to drive informed design decisions and reduce design iteration cycle times. Ensure the design considerations are embedding all applicable DFX (Design for Excellence) aspects including manufacturability, usability, reliability, and safety. Coordinate with the cross-functional teams (i.e., D&D, Systems Engineering, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing Technology, Operations etc.) to deliver the design solutions. Lead and ensure implementation and rigor of design control best practices with compliance to BD quality policies and procedures through appropriate communication, training, and education of sound quality assurance principals. Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal, and BD safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Define, plan and lead activities for test method & measurement system development and validation, fixture design and testing optimization in support of Design Verification. Lead end to end responsibility of all the platform level testing and Lab man…