Senior Sustaining R&D Engineering Manager

Becton Dickinson NA; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton, Dickinson and Company in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering R&D (Sustaining) to provide strategic and technical leadership for sustaining engineering of legacy products. You will oversee a team, drive product maintenance, DFx initiatives, cost-reduction programs, and risk mitigation with cross-functional partners in Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Supply Chain.

The role emphasizes design control oversight, budgeting, and talent development within a regulated medical

Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Proven expertise in data analysis and data management
• Strict attention to detail
• Expert understanding of Sustaining R&D procedures while ensuring essential procedures are followed per quality system requirements
• Strong understanding of related aspects of Sustaining R&D processes and/or systems
• Understanding of annual operating budgets, and financial acumen in assessing productivity and material savings
• Demonstrated ability to manage assigned team and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
• Ability to develop and integrate metrics into the projects and operations that clearly demonstrate the value of Sustaining R&D to the business
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively elevate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Adhere to all company rules and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others
• Proven successful project management leadership skills
• Proven expertise in both Microsoft Office Suite and related systems

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of Engineers responsible for maintaining the design of legacy products through the support and execution of product maintenance activities, and strategic and business continuity projects.
• Identify risk, develop and lead in the implementation of Sustaining R&D strategies within assigned areas of responsibility which may include negotiations with internal and external parties.
• Manage activities with the accountability for successful completion of all deliverables. Identify design solutions, develop risk mitigation strategies, resolve issues, etc. in collaboration with cross functional and/or matrix teams.
• Lead moderate product design changes to legacy products to improve design for manufacturability, product cost, product quality, product testing, business continuity purposes (DFX), Value Improvement Projects (Cost Savings and Value Engineering) and Material Projects (Business Continuity). Validate like-for-like (functional) design changes.
• Review and approve Design & Development plans, Design Verification, Design Validations and technical summaries for product design changes following appropriate design controls.
• Develop robust talent development plan in alignment with functional growth strategies of the department.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Job description

Becton, Dickinson and Company in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering R&D (Sustaining) to provide strategic and technical leadership for sustaining engineering of legacy products. You will oversee a team, drive product maintenance, DFx initiatives, cost-reduction programs, and risk mitigation with cross-functional partners in Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Supply Chain.

The role emphasizes design control oversight, budgeting, and talent development within a regulated medical