Product Lifecycle Engineer
Becton Dickinson · New Jersey
📍 USA NJ - Franklin Lakesvia workday
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Job Description Job Summary
The ISC (Integrated Supply Chain) Product Lifecycle Engineer serves as the Operations representative on platform-led sustaining engineering projects. This role acts as the primary liaison between manufacturing sites and platform project teams, translating project requirements into executable site actions. The position emphasizes coordination, communication, and execution readiness to support on-time delivery, manage competing priorities, and reduce operational risk.
Responsibilities:
Serve as a core team member on sustaining engineering projects, ensuring site and operations requirements are incorporated into scope, risk assessments, validation strategies, and implementation plans.
Act as the primary point of contact between platform project teams and manufacturing sites, communicating execution needs, risks, constraints, and status.
Provide site-level input on capacity, timing, and resource availability to support project sequencing and prioritization decisions.
Coordinate site execution activities, including validations, process studies, engineering work orders, material trials, and line-time planning.
Monitor site readiness and execution risks, escalating impacts and constraints to project leadership and the PMO to enable timely mitigation.
Support implementation of sustaining changes such as material or packaging updates, process changes, compliance initiatives, and business continuity projects.
Ensure completion of required documentation and change control activities for site-impacting changes, including validation documentation, training coordination, and implementation closeout.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Project Management, Communications, or a related field.
3+years of experience in manufacturing, sustaining engineering, process engineering, or product lifecycle support within a regulated industry.
Working knowledge of validation, change control, risk management, and manufacturing documentation.
Experience supporting cross-functional project teams with site execution responsibilities.
Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
Experience operating in a quality- and regulatory-controlled environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in medical devices or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
Exposure to cost-out, supply continuity, compliance, or end-of-life initiatives.
Experience coordinating site trials or execution across multiple manufacturing lines or sites.
Familiarity with SAP manufacturing and document control systems.
PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar project or operations certifications.
Business analysis, product management, or negotiation/mediation training.
Success in This Role
Manufacturing sites have a clear, trusted point of contact for sustaining engineering initiatives.
Project teams have accurate visibility into site capacity, timing, and execution constraints.
Validations, trials, and implementations are planned earlier and executed with fewer disruptions.
Sustaining projects progress efficiently through strong coordination between sites and platform teams.
Site sustaining needs are clearly communicated and effectively prioritized at the platform level.
At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.
For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.
At BD, we are committed to supporting our associates’ well-being, development, and success through a performance-based culture. For this position, BD offers a competitive compensation package along with the following benefits specific to this role:
Health and Well-being Benefits
Medical coverage
Health Savings Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts
Medical coverage
Health Savings Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Hospital Care Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Accidental Injury Insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability insurance
Long-term care with life insurance
Other Well-being Resources
Anxiety management program
Wellness incentives
Sleep improvement program
Diabetes management program
Virtual physical therapy
Emotional/mental health support programs
Weight management programs
Gastrointestinal health program
Substance use management program
Musculoskeletal surgery, cancer treatment, and bariatric surgery benefit
Retirement and Financial Well-being
BD 401(k) Plan
BD Deferred Compensation and Restoration Plan
529 College Savings Plan
Financial counseling
Baxter Credit Union (BCU)
Daily Pay
College f
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