Automation & Equipment Engineer - Becton Dickinson

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Responsibilities

Job Description

Partner With Cross-functional Teams To Ensure Equipment, Processes, And Products Are Designed, Delivered, And Operated To The Highest Standards Of Quality, Efficiency, Safety, And Compliance

• Product Design: Ensure products are designed for efficient manufacturing, target cost of goods (COGS), and required quality standards.
• Unit Quality: Ensure equipment design and manufacturing comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Production: Design equipment that supports efficient manufacturing, is easy to operate and maintain, and consistently achieves production targets.
• Maintenance & Engineering: Maximize equipment uptime through reliable, maintainable designs and adherence to preventive maintenance practices.
• Procurement & Suppliers: Ensure components meet quality and safety standards while remaining cost-effective and readily available.
• Plant Quality: Monitor equipment performance to ensure products consistently meet quality and regulatory requirements.
• Program Management: Deliver projects on time, within budget, and aligned with business requirements.
• Finance: Support capital planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting activities.

Process & Equipment Design and Development

• Lead the design and development of assembly, packaging, automation, inspection, and manufacturing equipment, including mechanical, electrical, controls, robotics, vision, and software systems.
• Convert product, process, quality, and capacity requirements into scalable equipment and automation solutions.
• Create, review, and maintain User Requirement Specifications (URS) aligned with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, safety, and business needs.
• Evaluate multiple design concepts by balancing risk, reliability, scalability, standardization, cost, and lifecycle impact.
• Develop innovative automation and mechanical system concepts while incorporating industry trends and company standards.
• Create, review, and approve equipment layouts, system architectures, 3D models, and engineering drawings.
• Perform engineering analyses and simulations to validate and optimize designs.
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments, machine safety evaluations, and FMEA activities.
• Establish and verify relationships between Key Process Input Variables (KPIVs) and Key Process Output Variables (KPOVs).
• Support Proof of Concept (POC) and Design of Experiments (DOE) activities to define process capability and operating windows.
• Optimize equipment for manufacturability, ergonomics, maintainability, reliability, and overall cost of ownership.
• Leverage production data to drive new equipment designs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical and financial input for capital investment justifications and business cases.

Supplier & Capital Project Leadership

• Lead equipment suppliers, system integrators, and external vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with Procurement on supplier selection, RFQs, technical evaluations, and risk assessments.
• Define and manage supplier scope, costs, timelines, deliverables, and technical requirements.
• Review and approve supplier-generated designs, schematics, software architecture, and safety systems.
• Plan, witness, and approve Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
• Drive corrective actions, engineering changes, and supplier performance improvements.
• Support contract execution, change management, and claims resolution.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key equipment manufacturers and technology partners.

Equipment Integration, Validation & Start-Up

• Lead the integration of new equipment and processes into existing manufacturing operations.
• Develop installation and integration plans, including site readiness, utilities, logistics, safety, and resource requirements.
• Support Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, and handover activities.
• Execute equipment qualification, process verification, and validation activities in compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure validation protocols, reports, and documentation are completed and approved.
• Manage start-up execution to ensure readiness of equipment, documentation, processes, materials, and p