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Associate Principal Engineer – Innovation
| Company | Becton Dickinson |
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| Location | San Diego, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $171500 – $283000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in biomedical, systems, electrical, or mechanical engineering required and advanced degree is preferred.
- 10 years related work experience required (or combination of work experience and advanced degrees).
- Experience early-stage prototype concepts and system architectures, and prioritized system/product requirements.
- Experience in technical feasibility, customer desirability and financial viability of new products in medical device industry.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of system-level medical device technology with mechanical parts, electronics, software, and algorithms.
- Gain and demonstrate an understanding of user needs and problems and translate them into concept storyboards, early-stage prototype concepts and system architectures, and prioritized system/product requirements.
- Complete early-stage organic and inorganic innovation and technology roadmap development and prioritizations for medical devices consisting of electro-mechanical systems with software.
- Complete detailed system and product-level technical feasibility and technical risks assessments to progress proven concepts and/or technologies into new product development projects.
- Achieve system-level early innovation and concept phase technical work, from strong understanding of customer desirability and financial viability to architectural decisions and proof of technology feasibility.
- Complete external technology assessments and inorganic technology acquisition due diligence assessments and develop value-based patent ideas and intellectual property.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the medical device product development lifecycle and standards, clinical environments and clinical aspects of medical device usage, and informal and formal verification and validation system testing.
- Develop innovation project milestones and lead cross-functional teams to ensure timelines are met.
- Coach and/or lead junior engineers and create clarity from multiple sources of inputs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to lead multi-discipline engineering teams that may consist of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, software engineers, and system engineers to meet planned milestones.
- Excellent multi-functional communication skills, strong technical writing skills, attention to detail, and demonstrated ability to bring clarity to ambiguous areas to drive decisions.
- Proven history of achievement, learning agility, and action orientation.
- A strong technical background and experience with translation of user/business needs to concept and system requirements, and system architectural development early-stage innovation, concept development, and/or new product development turning point planning and project management.
