Mechanical Engineering Functional Manager

The Senior Mechanical Engineering Functional Manager is a critical leadership role within the Pharmacy Automation Engineering organization. This position is responsible for the functional leadership, technical excellence, and capability development of the Mechanical Engineering team supporting both new product development (NPD) and sustaining engineering initiatives.

• A technical authority able to elevate engineering rigor and innovation across the organization.
• A strategic talent builder who grows engineers and strengthens organizational capability.
• A trusted partner to Delivery Leads, enabling predictable, high quality hardware program execution.
• A systems thinker who sees across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing constraints.
• A change leader who improves processes while maintaining a collaborative, positive culture.

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• Lead the Mechanical Engineering function supporting BD’s Pharmacy Automation business across multiple NPD and sustaining programs.
• Establish and maintain mechanical engineering standards, best practices, and design processes for complex electromechanical systems.
• Serve as a senior mechanical technical authority across architecture, mechanisms, structures, materials, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate closely with the Mechanical Engineering Functional Manager in the EU to build and lead a unified, global Pharmacy Automation mechanical engineering organization, aligning standards, processes, skill development, and technical governance across regions.
• Drive global resource fungibility by harmonizing tools, methodologies, workflows, and engineering practices, enabling seamless talent sharing and consistent execution quality across U.S. and EU teams.
• Provide technical leadership and review for external engineering partners.

• Partner with Hardware Delivery Leads to ensure ME resources are optimally allocated to programs based on skills, priorities, and business needs.
• Support Delivery Leads with technical expertise, functional oversight, and escalation pathways to ensure high quality, on-time hardware delivery.
• Collaborate proactively with cross functional teams including Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Management, and external suppliers.
• Ensure clarity of scope, priorities, and tradeoffs.
• Participate in design reviews with objective, risk-based assessments.
• Promote consistency in mechanical architecture across programs.

• Lead development of robust verification and validation strategies.
• Apply statistical modeling and data-driven methods to influence system design and test decisions.
• Develop appropriate test methods to ensure product quality matches requirements.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical engineers across multiple experience levels, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Own talent development, succession planning, and skills roadmaps aligned to current products and required future capabilities.
• Provide coaching and performance management; ensure consistent application of engineering best practices across all programs.
• Build organizational capability by evaluating skill gaps, hiring strategically, and strengthening cross disciplinary collaboration.

• Ensure consistent…