Senior Engineer, Covington, GA

Role Overview

The Senior R&D Engineer will play a key role within BD's Urology and Critical Care business, focusing on leading engineering design and development efforts for internally developed and externally partnered technologies. This role requires strong technical judgment and the ability to independently lead design evaluation, integration, and development activities, ensuring solutions align with clinical needs. The engineer will drive evaluation and integration of new technologies across BD’s portfolio, collaborating across R&D, Marketing, and external partners.

• Products across BD’s UCC platforms, including endourology, urinary incontinence, and urinary management
• Minimally invasive and catheter-based devices across urology and critical care applications
• External partner‑developed technologies integrated into BD’s portfolio
• Design changes, risk reduction, and product lifecycle improvements
• Emerging and next‑generation technologies across UCC platforms
• Design improvements and new product development

• Lead engineering work streams for evaluation, integration, and modification of medical devices
• Independently assess external partner designs for technical soundness, risk, and compliance
• Define and drive test strategies, validation plans, and data‑driven decision making
• Ensure rigorous application of design controls and risk management (ISO
  14971, FDAQSR)
• Serve as a technical lead interface with external partners and suppliers, influencing decisions and challenging assumptions
• Collaborate with Marketing to translate user needs and emerging market trends into engineering requirements
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to development of team technical capability
• Drive high‑quality engineering documentation (DHF, reports, risk files) suitable for regulatory submission

• Working knowledge of design controls and regulatory frameworks (ISO
  13485, 21
  
  CFR
  820.30)
• Risk management (ISO
  14971)
• Test method development, validation, and data interpretation
• Technical evaluation of developed and in‑development products and data
• Statistical analysis and interpretation of engineering data
• Supplier/manufacturing processes impacting product quality
• Product development lifecycle documentation (DHF, protocols, reports)

• Intellectual property, freedom‑to‑operate considerations, and competitive landscape

• Experience in endourology or minimally invasive device development, including ureteroscopes, catheters, access systems, or fluid management
• Understanding of urinary tract anatomy and physiology (kidneys, ureters, bladder)
• Experience with clinical workflow of endourological procedures
• Demonstrated success working with external development partners or OEMs
• Experience translating clinical/user insights into product requirements
• Familiarity with urology market trends and technologies

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience.

Covington, GA (On‑site 4 days/week)

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