Senior Systems Engineer — MedTech Architecture Lead

Becton Dickinson; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton, Dickinson and Company seeks a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to lead development of complex electro‑mechanical medical technologies from concept to post‑market support.

You will shape architecture, define system requirements, and drive integration and verification while ensuring design control compliance. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, mentor engineers, and guide technical execution, addressing user needs, regulatory requirements, and performance expectations across the

Qualifications

• Validated experience in R&D for complex electro‑mechanical systems, medical devices, diagnostics, lab automation, or similar.
• Experience writing system level requirements and decomposing into hardware, software, usability and mechanical requirements.
• Experience with verification and validation protocols.
• Strong understanding of IEC 6060-1 and relevant medical device standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems level design and development activities for new and existing products.
• Define, maintain, and evolve system and product architectures, ensuring alignment with user needs, regulatory requirements, and business goals.
• Translate user and stakeholder needs into clear, actionable system requirements and interface definitions.
• Ensure complete traceability from requirements through design, implementation, verification, and validation.
• Lead and review product development plans, design reviews, technical documents, and formal reports.
• Review and approve verification and validation protocols and reports per BD design control procedures.
• Develop and implement design control‑related procedures/policies to ensure compliance with FDA/QSR, ISO 13485, and internal standards.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements decomposition

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Scientific field

Master’s degree or equivalent with 7+ years

Ph.D. or equivalent with 4+ years

Tools

Requirement management tools

Job description

Becton, Dickinson and Company seeks a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to lead development of complex electro‑mechanical medical technologies from concept to post‑market support.

You will shape architecture, define system requirements, and drive integration and verification while ensuring design control compliance. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, mentor engineers, and guide technical execution, addressing user needs, regulatory requirements, and performance expectations across the