Senior Engineer – Material Testing

Job Description Summary

The Senior Engineer I is a key member of BD’s Corporate Digital Engineering Simulation & Testing (DE S&T) team, supporting the development of life saving medical technologies through high quality experimental work. This role focuses on executing and advancing DE S&T capabilities in material testing and characterization, material data processing, and benchtop experimental investigations. The Senior Engineer I will design and run custom experiments, provide technical expertise, and help establish best practices for the team.

Experimental data generated in this role will directly support structural analysts, inform computational models, and serve as standalone evidence for product development and stewardship, ensuring BD delivers rigorously validated, high quality products to patients and clinicians.

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• Design and implement experimental plans to characterize complex polymer materials and support calibration of nonlinear material models for simulation.

• Apply relevant ASTM and ISO standards as well as internal SOPs relevant for material specimen testing under different loading rates and environmental conditions.

• Perform advanced material testing and characterization to support product development across BD’s Medical, Interventional, and Connected Care segments.

• Develop custom fixtures and test methods that gather product‑specific physics and meet DE S&T simulation objectives.

• Operate precision measurement instruments (e.g., load cells, extensometers, calipers, micrometers) with high accuracy.

• Use engineering tools (e.g. hand calculations, DOEs) to complement experimental work and deepen understanding of product behavior.

• Translate broad or ambiguous technical questions into effective experimental strategies and analytical methods, adapting as needed to efficiently obtain high-value data and convert it into clear, actionable conclusions that guide material characterization and product development.

• Support development of new experimental methods and technologies; coordinate with internal partners and external labs; recommend acquisition or development of high‑value tools.

• Promote DE S&T capabilities through webinars, forums, and divisional engagement.

• Communicate progress and results to product teams through presentations, discussions, and formal technical reports stored in the DE Projects database.

• Maintain innovative expertise through training, seminars, and conferences, and represent BD at industry events as a subject‑matter expert in material characterization and experimental methods.

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with universal testing machines and related software (Instron and Blue Hill strongly preferred).

• Familiarity with 3D CAD solid modeling software, preferably Solid Works.

• Strong attention to detail in planning and implementing experimental protocols to ensure consistent, reliable material characterization data.

• Consistent, accurate, and timely completion of assigned responsibilities while adhering to BD policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, prioritize tasks, and drive assignments to completion.

• Collaborative attitude with the ability to contribute effectively within multi-functional teams across BDX.

• Knowledge of Measurement System Analysis (e.g. gauge R&R), calibration & uncertainty, and similar techniques.

• Experience programming in LabVIEW.

• Experience collecting material data…