Becton Dickinson (BD) recently completed the acquisition of the Edwards Critical Care business. This position is part of the Critical Care division, and as such will become a part of the BD organization in the future. Critical Care will operate as a separate business unit, called Advanced Patient Monitoring (APM) within BD's medical segment, aligning with BD's smart connected care approach. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. If you are invited to interview for this position, a recruiter will provide further details about this exciting transition. Learn more about BD at bd.com  

The Senior Technologist position within the R&D Systems Test & Automation (STA) Team will support a range of R&D new product development (NPD) activities including refining device design and developing mechanical test systems to verify product performance and reliability. This role requires hands-on expertise in mechanical design, building test fixtures/rigs, and conducting experiments with a focus on test automation. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in mechanical systems and instrumentation, along with experience in using LabVIEW for automating research and testing.

How you will make an impact:

• Assist R&D engineers in device development including rapidly prototyping designs, evaluating components and materials, troubleshooting failures, proposing and evaluating design improvements.
• Participate in new product development teams, partnering with engineers to provide ideas and suggestions to refine design concepts, develop test methodologies, and testing activities.
• Design, develop, and prototype custom electromechanical test equipment/fixtures/tooling and feasibility test methods tailored for R&D applications. May propose and implement improvements to existing test equipment and methods.
• Work from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts, or defined plans to perform testing, evaluation and trouble-shooting functions.  
• Integrate sensors, load cells, strain gauges, and other instrumentation into test rigs for precise data acquisition.
• Configure data acquisition (DAQ) systems to monitor and collect data for mechanical properties such as force, pressure, displacement, and temperature.
• Perform and document complex design testing, troubleshooting of components, subassemblies, and materials. Draft technical documents such as assembly instructions and testing procedures.

What we look for: (Required)

• Associate’s (AA) or technical degree/certificate and at least 8 years of experience in a relevant scientific field, or a minimum of 10 years of related experience.

What else we look for: (Preferred)

• Strong experience in mechanical design, prototyping, fabrication, and test fixture development
• Solid troubleshooting skills for mechanical and electromechanical systems
• Ability to read and understand procedures, drawings, schematics, equipment manuals, specification sheets and to follow assembly instructions
• Hands-on experience with sensors, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems
• Working experience of LabVIEW for test automation in R&D settings
• Experience in a development or testing environment with test instrumentation and data acquisition for pressure, flow, leak, tensile, thermal, vibration, fatigue is highly desirable
• Capability to quickly learn and interpret complex test systems is required
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member with minimal direction
• Effective communication and collaboration with the team is essential. Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills
• Experience within the medical device or other regulated industry preferred

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $68,000 to $97,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).  Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.