Staff Engineer – Materials R&D
| Company | Becton Dickinson |
|---|---|
| Location | Midland Park, NJ, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Ph.D. (4+ years experience) or M.S. (6+ years experience) in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or other related field.
- Working knowledge of material structure-property relationship and material characterization methods
- Strong technical judgement and ability to convince others
- Ability to work in a cross-functional environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Utilize materials science and engineering principles to develop, identify appropriate materials and evaluate material properties, material processability as well as material-based product performance for medical device applications.
- Provide technical leadership by identifying and delivering project opportunities such as new product development, continuous improvement, cost reduction, material supply mitigation, regulatory purposes et al.
- Manage material related project or sub work-stream including developing charter/risk management, planning activities, executing studies, documenting learnings and providing communications to platform leaders and functional managers.
- Develop lab capability for material characterization and analytical chemistry in support of product development projects and long term business needs.
- Deliver technical solutions to complex problems such as product/process challenges during technology/product development and manufacturing.
- Represent the organization as the primary technical contact and interact with external partners/ suppliers.
- Participate in supplier qualification for raw material selection and conduct/coordinate tests on raw materials in order to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.
- Work under minimal direction toward established long-range goals and objectives.
- Mentor and train junior team members and foster a collaborative work environment.
- Travel as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working experience in medical device industry is preferred
- Strong project management and technical leadership
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and six sigma methodologies
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency and willing to take hands on work
- Strong learning agility
- Ability to communicate and provide guidance to junior associates