Senior Manager Hardware Engineering

BD; Limerick; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is seeking a Senior Manager - Hardware Engineering in Limerick, Ireland. You will lead and scale a multi-disciplinary hardware team across Mechanical, Electrical, Controls and Systems, shaping engineering practice and governance across the site.

You will partner with Global Hardware leadership to drive delivery, capability, and strategic direction, while building a high-performing culture focused on ownership and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related field).
• 10+ years of experience in hardware engineering with significant leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams in complex product development environments.
• Strong understanding of medical device development, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering team (Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Systems).
• Lead hiring and onboarding of additional engineers to support business growth.
• Conduct performance management, development planning, and skills assessments.
• Identify capability gaps and implement targeted training and development strategies.
• Build the foundation for a scalable org structure.
• Build a strong site identity and culture centered on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure consistent use of structured development processes, design reviews, and engineering rigor.
• Drive adherence to quality systems, regulatory standards, and design control processes.
• Lead functional excellence and governance forums to ensure technical consistency and risk management.
• Promote best practices in architecture definition, risk management, and problem-solving.
• Work closely with Global Hardware Delivery Leads to ensure: Clear program scope, priorities, and execution alignment.
• Effective integration of functional resources into program teams.
• Maintain strong alignment with global hardware leadership on strategic direction and priorities.
• Balance site capacity across competing priorities while maintaining high utilization and effectiveness.
• Collaborate across R&D, Quality, Operations, Service, and Product Management to drive outcomes.
• Foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and data-driven decision-making.
• Encourage innovation in hardware design, system performance, and serviceability / manufacturability.
• Promote continuous improvement in both technical capability and execution efficiency.
• Directly manage performance, development, and engagement of the RCI hardware engineering team.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career progression planning.
• Lead hiring and talent acquisition efforts aligned to growth plans.
• Build a high-performing, collaborative team environment.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware engineering

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. Job Description 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. We have over 75,000 employees and a presence in virtually every country around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. In recent years, Medication Management Solutions (MMS) has built on this history through a significant expansion into the high-growth pharmacy automation space and is now one of the global leaders in pharmacy automation. The Pharmacy Automation platform positions BD to offer our pharmacy customers a more comprehensive set of smart, connected care technologies as they expand care to new settings, centralize their pharmacy operations and lead the charge in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing the industry, including health care worker burnout and the global clinician shortage. BD's Pharmacy Automation portfolio covers a wide range of hardware and software technologies from storage and dispensing robots, vision solutions, pouch packagers, vial filling systems, blister card production systems, central fill solutions and enterprise pharmacy management software solutions. This is a key functional leadership role within the BD MMS Pharmacy Automation Engineering organization, based in Limerick, Ireland (RCI). This role provides a unique opportunity to build and scale a high-impact engineering team with the ability to shape the future structure and capability of European hardware engineering within Pharmacy Automation.

The Senior Manager - Hardware Engineering will: Lead and scale the RCI hardware engineering team across mechanical, electrical, controls, and systems disciplines Serve as the functional authority for engineering excellence, talent development, and resource management at the site Enable execution of key programs by ensuring the right people, skills, and processes are in place Serve as the primary point of accountability for functional performance, capability, and output quality Partner with global peers across the Pharmacy Automation hardware engineering organization to ensure alignment of tools, processes, engineering practices, and strategic direction for the team

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Development & Organizational Scaling

• Directly manage and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering team (Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Systems)
• Lead hiring and onboarding of additional engineers to support business growth
• Conduct performance management, development planning, and skills assessments
• Identify capability gaps and implement targeted training and development strategies
• Build the foundation for a scalable org structure
• Build a strong site identity and culture centered on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Execution Excellence & Engineering Governance

• Ensure consistent use of structured development processes, design reviews, and engineering rigor
• Drive adherence to quality systems, regulatory standards, and design control processes
• Lead functional excellence and governance forums to ensure technical consistency and risk management
• Promote best practices in architecture definition, risk management, and problem-solving

Resource Planning & Allocation - Partnership with Delivery & Cross-Functional Teams

• Work closely with Global Hardware Delivery Leads to ensure: Clear program scope, priorities, and execution alignment
• Effective integration of functional resources into program teams
• Maintain strong alignment with global hardware leadership on strategic direction and priorities
• Balance site capacity across competing priorities while maintaining high utilization and effectiveness
• Collaborate across R&D, Quality, Operations, Service, and Product Management to drive outcomes

Culture, Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and data-driven decision-making
• Encourage innovation in hardware design, system performance, and serviceability / manufacturability
• Promote continuous improvement in both technical capability and execution efficiency

People Leadership Responsibilities

• Directly manage performance, development, and engagement of the RCI hardware engineering team
• Conduct performance reviews and support career progression planning
• Lead hiring and talent acquisition efforts aligned to growth plans
• Build a high-performing, collaborative team environment

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related field)
• 10+ years of experience in hardware engineering, with significant leadership responsibilities
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams in complex product development environments
• Strong understanding of medical device development, quality systems, and regulatory requirements
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization
• Demonstrated strength in: Talent development and organizational build-out Engineering process rigor and governance Cross-functional collaboration and influence Decision-making in complex, ambiguous environments

This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing team and make a significant impact on the future of healthcare.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do.

We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare.

At BD, you'll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture.

Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.