Staff Engineer — Medical Device Innovation & Prototyping

BD; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BD in Durham, North Carolina is seeking a Staff-level Innovation leader to advance opportunities through the UCC Innovation Process. This role involves transforming validated needs into scalable concepts ready for development investment.

The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of medical device development and consumer product design experience with at least 7 years in the field, leading prototyping and concept development efforts tailored for healthcare.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7+ years experience in medical device development or healthcare innovation.
• Demonstrated experience progressing concepts from ideation through validation.
• Experience applying structured innovation methods like Design Thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept development, prototyping, and learning cycles.
• Evaluate early IP landscape and contribute to invention disclosures.
• Contribute to early technology and system architecture decisions.

Skills

Medical device development discipline

Consumer product design mindset

Prototyping

User testing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Design, or Human Factors

Job description

BD in Durham, North Carolina is seeking a Staff-level Innovation leader to advance opportunities through the UCC Innovation Process. This role involves transforming validated needs into scalable concepts ready for development investment.

The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of medical device development and consumer product design experience with at least 7 years in the field, leading prototyping and concept development efforts tailored for healthcare.