Systems Engineer II - Onsite Life Sciences Innovator

BD; Sparks Corner (MD); On-site; USD 76,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is seeking a technical contributor in Sparks, MD to advance lab and industrial automation equipment and instrumentation. You will develop, verify, and document subsystem designs, and work closely with R&D, assay development, and engineering teams to meet project goals.

This role emphasizes solving complex problems, applying DFSS and risk-based methods, and building robust, manufacturable solutions. A strong background in engineering or sciences and at least two years of related experience are

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S in Engineering or Sciences.
• Experience in the development of Lab or Industrial Automation equipment and instrumentation preferred.
• Minimum of two years relevant experience or a combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practical, and consistent with objectives. Exercises latitude in determining technical objectives of the assignment methods and in selecting techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining resolution based on risk based assessment (including dFMEA analysis and input into product Hazard Analysis).
• Contributes to management of product requirements and high-level design system and subsystem specifications under the direction of a supervising System Integrator. This includes conceiving, writing, tracing, characterizing and verifying specification performance.
• Assumes a technical contributor role and works closely with other functional groups, especially assay development and engineering. May provide guidance and work direction to lower project level developers.
• Independently evaluates problems of moderate complexity and applies analytical/scientific principles to fulfill project and business objectives. Designs and performs development activity independently within defined parameters with minimal supervision.
• Development and test of detailed subsystem workflow step and exception logic to guide software in development of instrument functions as well as to inform Theory of Operation for product/solution.
• Ability to automate data processing of structured/unstructured data using programming languages like Python.

Skills

Python programming

DFSS

Automation development

Risk analysis

Education

B.S. or M.S in Engineering or Sciences

Job description

BD is seeking a technical contributor in Sparks, MD to advance lab and industrial automation equipment and instrumentation. You will develop, verify, and document subsystem designs, and work closely with R&D, assay development, and engineering teams to meet project goals.

This role emphasizes solving complex problems, applying DFSS and risk-based methods, and building robust, manufacturable solutions. A strong background in engineering or sciences and at least two years of related experience are