GIE - EDE Staff Engineer

Process & Equipment Strategy, Design and Development:
Provide technical ownership and strategic direction for assembly, packaging, automation, inspection, molding, press, and manufacturing equipment. Translate business, product, quality, and capacity requirements into robust end‑to‑end equipment and automation strategies. Define, create, review, and approve User Requirement Specifications (URS) ensuring clear translation to supplier designs and site needs. Lead the development and evaluation of multiple technical concepts, architectures, and solutions considering risk, scalability, standardization, lifecycle cost, and validation impact.

Develop innovative mechanical and automation concepts aligned with BD standards, industry best practices, and emerging technologies. Review and approve mechanical, electrical, and controls architectures, layouts, 3D models, 2D drawings, and system interfaces. Provide expert oversight of engineering analyses and simulations (stress, strain, thermal, airflow, cycle time) to validate and optimize designs. Lead and approve design reviews, machine safety reviews, risk assessments, and FMEA activities.

Support and lead Proof of Concept (POC) activities and Design of Experiments (DOE) to define process windows and establish baseline performance. Verify and approve relationships between KPIVs and KPOVs and ensure process capability is demonstrated. Optimize equipment and process designs to improve performance, reliability, ergonomics, changeover time, maintainability, manufacturability, and total cost of ownership. Provide authoritative technical and cost input to capital justification (CB‑2) including risk, validation effort, and sustainability of performance.

Supplier, Vendor & Capital Program Leadership:
Act as technical lead for supplier and system integrator engagement on large or complex capital programs. Lead and approve vendor selection, RFQs, and technical evaluations in partnership with Procurement. Define and control supplier technical scope, interfaces, cost, lead time, risks, and performance expectations. Review and approve supplier designs, specifications, safety concepts, automation architecture, and documentation. Lead, witness, and approve Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) including acceptance criteria, deviation management, and corrective actions.

Oversee supplier issue resolution, design changes, and continuous improvement actions. Support contract execution, change management, and claims resolution with Procurement and Legal. Establish and maintain strong long‑term technical relationships with strategic equipment suppliers.

Equipment Integration, Validation & Start‑Up:
Provide technical leadership for end‑to‑end equipment integration into operating manufacturing environments. Approve and oversee installation, integration, and commissioning strategies including site readiness, utilities, layout, logistics, and EHS compliance. Lead and approve SAT, commissioning, qualification, and validation strategies. Ensure execution of equipment qualification, process verification, and process validation in compliance with regulatory and quality requirements. Approve validation protocols, reports, and acceptance decisions.

Lead and support vertical start‑up ensuring equipment, process, documentation, materials, and personnel readiness. Act as escalation point for complex integration, automation, and performance issues.

Ramp‑Up, Performance & Continuous Improvement:
Ensure achievement and sustainability of OEE, yield, throughput, scrap, reliability, and capacity targets during ramp‑up and early production. Lead and approve center lining strategies to stabilize and optimize long‑term equipment performance. Oversee performance gap analysis between expected and actual results and drive corrective action plans. Champion Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives leveraging Lean Manufacturing, data analytics, and standardization. Drive lessons learned, best practices, and technology reuse across sites and programs.

Documentation, Training & Handover:
Ensure completeness and quality of all equipment and validation documentation, including URS, specifications,…