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BD Nogales Norte

R&D Staff Engineer – Product Sustaining

BD Nogales Norte, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, us, 07417

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The R&D Staff Engineer – Product Sustaining will represent product development on product sustaining teams, ensuring that product designs continue to meet all Corporate and Divisional requirements for safety and efficacy. The R&D Staff Engineer – Product Sustaining must be an active team member, cross‑functional collaborator and good communicator.

We encourage candidates near BD locations to apply for this in office role. Locations: Franklin Lakes, NJ; Vernon Hills, IL; Warwick, RI.

Essential Duties and Position Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for material and design changes to existing products (incl. packaging where appropriate) by following design control process. Responsible for generating and/or updating all design‑related protocols and reports related to the change.

Maintain the product Design Input Summary (DIS), Product Performance Specification (PPS), Design Trace Matrix (DTM), User/Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (U/DFMEA), Use‑Related Risk Analysis (URRA) and other applicable design history documents.

Lead technical reviews for design changes.

Collaborate with Process Engineers, Quality Assurance, Supplier Quality, Planning, Purchasing, Regulatory, Manufacturing teams and other adjacent functions to maintain and improve products.

Plan and perform hands‑on benchtop studies, troubleshooting and/or root‑cause‑analysis to evaluate product performance & improvements.

Lead or support activities for continuous process improvement and business continuity.

Support all stages of process validations (IQ, OQ, PQ, PPQ).

Support tender requests and evidence generation activities.

Minimum Requirements

BS degree in Engineering (specifically mechanical, chemical, biomedical or equivalent)

Eight (8) years of experience with a BS degree OR six (6) years of experience with an MS degree

Knowledge of design controls

Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Ability to travel up to 30%

Minimum 4 days of in‑office presence per week (for most roles at BD)

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience leading and supporting sustaining projects

Experience with maintaining product Design Input Summary (DIS), Product Performance Specification (PPS), Design Trace Matrix (DTM), and other design history documents

Experience with User/Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (U/DFMEA) and Use‑Related Risk Analysis (URRA)

Experience with process validations (IQ, OQ, PQ, PPQ)

Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams (Process Engineers, Quality Assurance, Supplier Quality, etc.)

Experience with hands‑on benchtop studies, troubleshooting, and root‑cause‑analysis

Key Relationships Internal Relationships: Process Engineers; Facilities Engineers; Development / Design Engineers; Manufacturing Engineers; Quality Assurance Engineers; Documentation Control; Marketing Product Managers; Technicians; Production Management; Regulatory Associates.

External Relationships: Suppliers; Tool / Mold Vendors; Consultants; Contractors.

Why Join Us? A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.

Salary Range Information $130,400.00 - $215,200.00 USD Annual

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Engineering and Information Technology

Industries Manufacturing

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