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 current 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 Primary Work Location IND Bengaluru - Technology Campus Additional Locations Work Shift