About this role
Job Description Summary Sustaining Engineering R&D Associate Staff Engineer
Job Description General Function
• Mentor and coach the BD-TCI team in technical aspects of projects in support of VAD. Projects include, but are not limited to, supporting Advanced Access Devices product lines, supply chain, and operations. • 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. • 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.
Organizational Leadership
• Quality systems processes: Drive best practices in implementation of quality systems processes including design controls and change control. • Technology transfer: Ensure efficient and effective transition from research to development to manufacturing in locations throughout the world • Process effectiveness: Develop and implement appropriate processes for effective and accurate execution of engagement of other parts of the company in project activities. • Innovation: Develop and apply innovative approaches to ensure best outcomes in all aspects of the role. Support an environment in which innovation can flourish through empowerment, encouragement, and support.
Organizational Development:
• Proactively develop, maintain & share technical knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up to date on current trends and best practices. • Actively lead, mentor and motivate team members and junior associates, while also ensuring effective cross-functional communication and engagement • Develop and apply innovative approaches to ensure the effective capture, retention and communication of technical and project knowledge generated (tacit & implicit).
Leadership
• Responsible for leading, developing, and implementing critical component changes for high volume, disposable medical devices. • Associate development: Actively develop and mentor associates. Provide frequent feedback. Continue to raise the bar on the group and help associates rise to expectations. • Influence others: Intuitively and quickly assess people and situations and act accordingly. Demonstrate strong persuasion and timing skills. Remain open to be persuaded when appropriate. • Inclusive work environment: Promote and leverage diversity to achieve best outcomes. • Leadership courage: Demonstrate and promote leadership courage by doing what is right. Engage those who disagree to persuade or be persuaded. Instill confidence in associates and customers. • Dealing with ambiguity: Demonstrate agility and action orientation when facing change and uncertainty. Effectively manage change and instill confidence. • Analyze design solutions using engineering first principles and advanced engineering methods • Write detailed technical reports based on design verification analysis/testing for design changes and product design activities • Develop and execute test methods which specify measurement equipment, test set-up, measurement systems analysis, and data analysis • Conducts cross-functional technical meetings to vet design trade-offs and proposed solution. Advocates, conducts and participates in Technical Reviews. • Develops and maintains System Architecture documentation, including interface diagram, functional diagram etc. • Execute Risk Management activities to ensure that design and process shortcomings are identified and appropriately addressed. • Collaborate with a diverse technical team to create, update, and maintain documentation that is or will become part of the product design history file (DHF) for a PIVC products • Work with subsystem teams, domain subject matter experts, and suppliers in the identification, logging, assessment, and resolution of integration and test issues. • Provide technical leadership for product design, development, integration, testing, and reliability improvements. • Respond rapidly and flexibly to emerging issues in production, quality, engineering, or supply chain. • Create and review process, design, and fixture documentation including work guidelines, specifications, and CAD models / drawings.
Qualifications
• Strong interpersonal and influence skills. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Advanced Problem-solving skills. • Strong Cross functional Project Leadership skills. • Strong technical and managerial judgment. • Team orientation. • Strong skills in project planning and management. • Broad and deep understanding of disciplined change control processes, regulatory, and quality requirements. • Strong motivational fit. • Strong fit with BD values. • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in related technical field. Advanced degree preferred. • Minimum 8 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 project completion.
Required Skills Optional Skills
. Primary Work Location IND Bengaluru - Technology Campus
Additional Locations
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