Engineer III

Job Description Summary

The Engineer III is an influential part of BD’s Digital Engineering - Simulation & Testing (DE-S&T) team, advancing the design and performance of current and future medical technologies. The Engineer III directly supports BD’s mission of advancing the world of health by completing engineering investigations involving multi-phase flow, hemodynamics, transport phenomena, drug-delivery, and multi-physics medical devices. The Engineer III will provide technical leadership in fluid dynamics, thermal sciences, multi-physics, and functional product testing.

Pivotal work of the Engineer III will be grounded in conducting advanced, computational modeling and simulations that provide credible, meaningful data that impacts decisions across BD. Collaboration is a fundamental component of the DE-S&T team, and the Engineer III is expected to participate in high-impact initiatives across the BD R&D community. This position offers broad visibility, cross-functional collaboration, and opportunities to present at global conferences—while driving innovation that translates into safer, more effective medical devices.

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a
maker
of possible
with us.

• Provide advanced fluidic analysis and numerical modeling for highly diverse fluidic applications utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software (Ansys Fluent, Ansys CFX, and/or OpenFOAM).
• Develop and validate advanced computational models and simulations involving multi-phase flows, transport phenomena through porous media, hemodynamics, drug delivery, and patient physiology
• Contribute to the application and development of computational and experimental capabilities in support of BDX R&D projects. Assist in selecting and implementing appropriate technologies to meet project objectives, and work with internal and external teams to help achieve project goals on schedule.
• Conduct fluid flow experiments in the lab using devices to evaluate fluid flow and validate computational models.
• Utilize additional engineering tools (e.g., Matlab, Python, Minitab, hand-calculations, first-principles models, DOEs, optimizations etc.) in conjunction with simulation tools to develop custom techniques and computational models that result in key product insights.
• Utilize scripting tools to automate workflows, enhancing efficiency and repeatability where applicable.
• Assist in the application and development of simulation capabilities within the BDX R&D community. Stay informed on industry-wide and internal fluid dynamics opportunities to define valuable project directions for BD. Recommend and implement appropriate technologies to meet project objectives, coordinating internal and external resources to achieve timely project goals.
• Assist in the research and development of advanced simulation techniques and technologies to advance state-of-the-art predictive simulation tools and material testing. Coordinate efforts with external partners and internal stakeholders, recommending the acquisition or development of valuable simulation tools.

To be successful in this role, you require…

• Advocating for the value of simulation capabilities and engineering applications within the BD community through webinars, forums, and divisional customer visits.
• Communicating ongoing progress with product development teams through effective verbal, web-based, and written communication. Summarize findings and recommendations in formal technical reports stored in the DE Projects database.
• Fostering a…