Senior Platform Architect, Pumps & Fluid Systems

BD; Covington (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is seeking an Associate Principal Engineer to serve as the Platform Technology Architect for the Pump and Fluid Platform across the UCC urine evacuation product portfolio. You will guide multi-generation technology strategy, own architectural direction, and drive capability roadmaps spanning pump performance, power, interfaces, sensing, and platform verification.

You will partner with engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, marketing, and manufacturing to ensure platform improvements

Qualifications

• 10+ years in electromechanical medical devices or platform-based development.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical strategy.
• Strong systems thinking and risk management experience.
• Ability to influence across multiple teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform capability roadmap across pump/fluid evacuation, battery/power/charging, interfaces, sensing, and test methods.
• Define maturity steps (crawl/walk/run) and align with product release trains.
• Integrate VOC, complaints, service data, and regulatory needs into roadmap planning.
• Lead reviews, publish roadmap with deliverables, investment needs, and success metrics.
• Establish architecture principles, modularity, interfaces, and reusable design patterns.

Skills

Systems thinking

Platform architecture

Risk management

Design controls

Influence without authority

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical/Electrical/Systems/Biomedical Engineering

Job description

BD is seeking an Associate Principal Engineer to serve as the Platform Technology Architect for the Pump and Fluid Platform across the UCC urine evacuation product portfolio. You will guide multi-generation technology strategy, own architectural direction, and drive capability roadmaps spanning pump performance, power, interfaces, sensing, and platform verification.

You will partner with engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, marketing, and manufacturing to ensure platform improvements