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Staff Software Engineer – Molecular Instrumentation

The Becton Dickinson Integrated Diagnostics Solutions (BDIDS) division is looking for a Staff Software Engineer who has a passion for delivering great software products that meet customer needs.  The right candidate will be a self-motivated, positive person who can work independently as well as being a team player, has excellent debugging/problem solving skills, has built innovative forward-looking solutions and appreciates delivering a high-quality product.

The candidate will be part of a highly technical BD software engineering team developing our next-generation molecular laboratory medical instrumentation system.  The candidate must be self-directed requiring minimal direction while collaborating with the team to achieve agreed upon scheduled deliverable work. The Staff Software Engineer will participate in a full software development life cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Works independently to specify, plan, design, develop, test and support software components as assigned

• Contributes to project schedule generation including scope of work, duration of tasks, and order of execution

• Monitors work progress against schedule commitments, reports progress to leadership in a timely fashion, including when work will not be completed according to schedule milestones

• Works with team to establish necessary requirements specifications and test plans for software product validation

• Responsible for translating requirements into design and implementation of well-structured and documented software components

• Implement new software component designs or enhancements to existing software products; participates in the implementation of more complex subsystems and systems

• Troubleshoot/debug issues within existing automation systems and implements modifications to resolve these issues

• Presents/Participates with team in design reviews and code inspections in a constructive manner

• Insure adherence to BDDS development policies and procedures

• Lead technical design reviews and code inspections providing clear, actionable feedback for project team members

• Ensures compliance to regulatory requirements, BD quality standards and conveys an expectation of high software quality

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Requires a BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related Engineering discipline.

• Minimum of 8 years work experience in C#/.NET for Windows development.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with relational database (i.e. SQL Server, Oracle, Entity Framework, LINQ).

• Minimum of 5 years work experience with multi-threaded software design and development.

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills are crucial.

• Demonstrated understanding of development in a process oriented/regulated environment and adhering to a quality management system is required

• Software development experience with Web technologies such as Angular & JavaScript

Assets:

• Demonstrated understanding of electro-opto-mechanical instruments/modules is a plus.

• Experience with Agile Scrum process is a plus.

• Experience working in an FDA/ISO-regulated environment is a plus.

• Knowledge of Controls Systems experience is a plus.

• Robotics, Fluidics, Steppers, Servos development experience a plus.

• Experience designing and implementing with JavaScript is a plus.

Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status.

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