Job DescriptionResponsibilities:- Product Design Team: to ensure product is designed to enable a mfg. process which can produce product efficiently (target COGS) and to required quality standards.
- Unit Quality Team: to ensure that equip. is designed/manufactured in compliance with regulatory requirements/industry standards.
- Production Team: to ensure that equipment is designed for efficient production, and to support mfg. process. To ensure that the integrated equipment / processes are easy to operate, maintain, reliable and that equipment is operating efficiently / effectively from handover / hyper care to meet production targets.
- Maintenance/Engineering Team: to ensure max. equip. uptime, and that equip. is designed for easy maintenance/repair. To ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced according to recommended schedules and procedures.
- Procurement & Vendors: to ensure that components meet standards/safety and can be sourced timely/cost-effective.
- Plant Quality Team: to ensure that equip. is operating within specified tolerances and products meet required quality & regulatory standards.
- Program Management Team: to ensure that project meets specified requirements that equipment is delivered on time within budget.
- Finance team: Support CapEx planning, forecasting, and reporting.
1. Process & Equipment Design and Development
- Lead the design and development of assembly, packaging, automation, inspection, and manufacturing equipment, including mechanical, electrical, controls, vision, robotics, and software elements.
- Translate product, process, quality, and capacity requirements into robust equipment and automation concepts.
- Define, create, review, and maintain User Requirement Specifications (URS) aligned with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, safety, and business needs.
- Develop and evaluate multiple technical solutions and concepts, considering risk, robustness, scalability, standardization, cost, and lifecycle impact.
- Develop innovative concepts for mechanical systems and automation based on project requirements, industry trends, and BD standards.
- Create, review, or approve 3D models, 2D drawings, layouts, and system architectures generated internally or by suppliers.
- Perform or review engineering analyses and simulations (e.g., stress, strain, thermal, airflow, cycle time) to validate and optimize designs.
- Lead and participate in design reviews, risk assessments, machine safety reviews, and FMEA activities to ensure compliance, safety, reliability, and performance.
- Verify relationships between Key Process Input Variables (KPIVs) and Key Process Output Variables (KPOVs).
- Support Proof of Concept (POC) activities and Design of Experiments (DOE) to establish process windows, baselines, and capability metrics.
- Optimize equipment designs to improve manufacturability, operability, ergonomics, maintainability, changeover time, reliability, and total cost of ownership.
- Capture, analyze, and leverage process and equipment performance data from existing production lines to inform new designs and improvements.
- Provide detailed technical and cost input for capital justification activities (e.g., CB-2), including equipment cost, engineering effort, validation scope, risk, and implementation timeline.
2. Supplier & Capital Project Leadership
- Lead and coordinate external suppliers, system integrators, and equipment vendors throughout the full project lifecycle.
- Support and lead vendor selection in partnership with Procurement, including RFQs, technical evaluations, supplier capability and risk assessments.
- Define and manage supplier technical scope, cost, lead time, risks, deliverables, and interfaces.
- Review and approve supplier designs, specifications, software architecture, electrical and mechanical schematics, and safety concepts.
- Plan, witness, and approve Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), including definition of test plans, acceptance criteria, deviation management, and re-tests.
- Manage supplier corrective actions, technical changes, and continuous improvement actions.
- Support contract execution, change control, and claims management in collaboration with Procurement and Legal.
- Establish and maintain strong technical relationships with key equipment manufacturers and technology partners.
3. Equipment Integration, Installation, Validation & Start-Up
- Drive the end-to-end integration of new equipment and processes into existing manufacturing environments.
- Prepare and execute detailed equipment installation and integration plans, including site readiness, utilities, layout, logistics, EHS compliance, and resource planning.
- Coordinate and support Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), commissioning, and handover readiness.
- Execute and/or support equipment qualification, process verification, and process validation in alignment with Quality and Regulatory requirements.
- Ensure validation strategies, protocols, and reports are completed, reviewed, and approved.
- Manage and execute vertical start-up activities, ensuring equipment, process, documentation, materials, and people readiness.
- Ensure training plans, operating instructions, standard work, and competence assessments are completed prior to formal handover.
- Ensure minimal disruption to ongoing operations during installation, integration, or software changes.
- Lead or support troubleshooting, diagnosis, and resolution of equipment, automation, process, or integration issues using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis methodologies.
4. Ramp-Up, Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
- Provide sustained technical support during production ramp-up to achieve OEE, yield, throughput, scrap, reliability, and capacity targets.
- Perform and support center lining activities to stabilize and optimize equipment and process performance.
- Measure, analyze, and track gaps between expected and actual performance during ramp-up and early production.
- Lead and support corrective actions and recovery plans to close performance gaps and ensure long-term capability.
- Identify, consolidate, and implement improvement opportunities related to equipment design, integration approach, validation strategy, tools, and methodologies.
- Support and lead Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives, including Lean Manufacturing, data-driven optimization, and standardization efforts.
5. Documentation, Training & Handover
- Ensure creation, completion, review, and formal handover of comprehensive equipment documentation, including URS, specifications, architecture diagrams, FAT/SAT reports, validation documentation, maintenance plans, control plans, spare parts lists, and software backups.
- Support the documentation of equipment operating instructions, process parameters, standard work, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance procedures.
- Support and deliver training to site personnel on new equipment, automation systems, and manufacturing processes.
- Coordinate and execute formal handover to Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality teams to ensure sustainable steady-state production.
6. Compliance, Safety & Quality
- Ensure all equipment, installations, and modifications comply with EHS requirements, international standards, and BD policies, including machine safety, LOTO, guarding, controls, and ergonomics.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, ISO, FDA, and BD Quality System requirements throughout design, integration, validation, ramp-up, and sustained production phases.
- Support internal and external audits, inspections, and regulatory interactions related to equipment and process changes.
- Promote and demonstrate a strong safety, quality, and compliance culture across all project phases.
7. Leadership, Mentoring & Collaboration
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and informal mentoring to engineers and cross-functional project team members.
- Lead technical discussions and decision-making across global, cross-functional teams.
- Support global standardization, harmonization, and knowledge sharing across GIE and BD manufacturing sites.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering or related field, or relevant equivalent experience.
- 3+ years in automation / procurement and assembly and packaging experience
- Experience leading projects end to end.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in SolidWorks or other 3d modeling software
- Previous experience with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), ISO standards and Lean Manufacturing concepts.
- Experience in an FDA regulated quality environment
Knowledge and Skills:- Excellent technical skills including project management, organization, planning, and capital budgets.
- Demonstrated ability to apply problem solving and data analysis methods.
- Strong communication skills
- Risk analysis / FMEA
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 which will be indicated in the job posting.
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Primary Work LocationUSA CT - Canaan
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