Staff Engineer, R&D - Technical/Program Lead

About the role

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a global medical technology company, is hiring a Staff Engineer, R&D as Technical/Program Lead in Singapore. The role combines technical leadership of medical device projects with program management, budget ownership and cross-functional team leadership, with about 25% travel.

Key responsibilities

• Identify opportunities with Commercial and Marketing teams, turn unmet clinical and customer needs into product concepts and project proposals, and assess competitors, technology trends and partnerships
• Manage external development partners such as suppliers, design houses, KOLs and academic institutions
• Act as technical lead: set technical direction, run feasibility and risk assessments, and lead de-risking with formal risk retirement
• Oversee system integration, design verification and validation, and design transfer to manufacturing, applying DFSS, Design to Cost and Design for Manufacturability
• Lead cross-functional teams through the phase-gate process, own project plans, timelines, resources, budgets and regional R&D financial planning, and report regularly to senior leadership
• Mentor engineers, build trusted relationships with business leaders and stakeholders, and ensure compliance with ISO 13485, FDA QSR and the Global Product Development System

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or a related field; Master's preferred
• 8+ years of product development experience in medical devices or a regulated industry, with a track record of taking products from concept to launch under a phase-gate process
• At least 3 years leading cross-functional projects or core teams
• Experience working with commercial or marketing teams on opportunity identification or product definition
• Experience in a matrix, multi-site, multi-time-zone organisation; about 25% travel
• Preferred: experience with electromechanical medical devices, mentoring engineers, another Asian language (Japanese, Mandarin), understanding of Asian healthcare markets, and PMP, DFSS or Six Sigma certification

Required skills

• Device design, systems integration, risk management (FMEA), verification and validation, and design transfer
• Working knowledge of ASP, COGS, gross profit, NPV and ROI, with experience building business cases and managing project budgets
• Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills