Systems Engineering Director - Global Leader

Becton Dickinson; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) in Durham, NC seeks a senior leader to drive the global Systems Engineering function. You will lead engineers and delivery leads, shape standards, and coordinate cross-functional teams across geographies to deliver safe, compliant medical device software and hardware products.

The role requires 12+ years in engineering with 5+ years in people leadership, strong systems engineering fundamentals, and experience in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years of direct people leadership responsibility managing engineering teams or functions.
• Proven experience leading a Systems Engineering function or discipline within a complex, multi-site, hardware/software product development environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the global Systems Engineering team, including Systems Engineers and Systems Delivery Leads, ensuring staffing, career growth, and performance management across geographies.
• Own and mature the Systems Engineering functional excellence program, including standards, tools, templates, and ways of working for user needs capture, requirements management, system architecture, and integration.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality application of systems engineering discipline across projects, from early user needs and PRDs through design verification, validation, and post-launch sustaining.
• Partner with Hardware, Software, UXD, Manufacturing, Quality, and Regulatory leaders to drive integrated development approaches and align on cross-functional standards and hand-offs.
• Provide oversight and resource management for Systems Engineering staff across portfolios and projects, balancing capacity, capability, and priorities.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Leadership

Staffing & Resource Management

MBSE

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) in Durham, NC seeks a senior leader to drive the global Systems Engineering function. You will lead engineers and delivery leads, shape standards, and coordinate cross-functional teams across geographies to deliver safe, compliant medical device software and hardware products.

The role requires 12+ years in engineering with 5+ years in people leadership, strong systems engineering fundamentals, and experience in regulated environments.