BD Internship

Becton, Dickinson and Company - Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, USA

BD is a medical instrumentation device manufacturer that specializes in medical diagnostic tools, etc. This was my first time working in a manufacturing environment and was a great experience in many ways.  During my two Co-Op periods with this company,  I was assigned various tasks:

·     There was a need to replace an outdated pressure sensing test tool  to validate a certain part of an instrument. I was assigned the task and given specifications to which to conform. I opted to implement a microcontroller/sensor circuit. From the ground up, I designed a new Printed Circuit Board in Altium, sent it to be manufactured, and then assembled it. I then designed and fabricated  the test bed fixture, wrote the software to control the microcontroller,  wrote  the validation and verification protocol, performed said protocol, wrote a user manual, packaged and shipped the test fixture to another facility of the company.

· For my second time around, I was again trusted with the design of a test tool, this time for screening certain light sensors that had high fallout. Having already had some experience, I was able to design a more complex design in less time, with mechanical moving parts, and focusing on ease of use for the operator.  I gained more knowledge on CNC machining documentation, and was able to work threaded holes into my design, which made assembly of the fixture simpler.