Senior Design Engineer

Johnson & Johnson•Cincinnati, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com Job Function: R&D Product Development Job Sub Function: R&D Mechanical Engineering Job Category: Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America Job Description: About Surgery Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered. We are searching for the best talent to join our Lifecycle (Sustaining) Engineering team as a Senior Design Engineer, LCE located in Cincinnati, OH. Purpose: As a member of the Lifecycle Engineering team, you will join us to lead projects and drive design activities for products currently in the market. You will collaborate with internal and external teams to develop and maintain advanced surgical products within our stapling portfolio and/or energy-based surgical device portfolio within R&D.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (preferably mechanical or biomedical engineering) or a related science/engineering degree
A minimum of 6 years of experience in product design and/or sustaining engineering, maintaining product design intent after launch.
Strong product design and analysis experience, including an understanding of subsystem and component contributions to overall system design and performance
Experience with statistical analysis techniques
Experience working in a multi-functional team environment
Strong problem-solving and execution skills for developing creative solutions and meeting project objectives
Ability to independently create project plans and manage multiple projects/priorities simultaneously.
Excellent collaboration, strong communication, and interpersonal skills; an ability to work effectively with teams
Ability to Plan, communicate, execute, analyze, & document testing, including developing and documenting new test fixtures and methods.
Technical writing skills such as protocols, testing results, procedures, status & special reports
Experience in Root Cause Investigation, proposing and implementing immediate corrections based on findings, and leading design or manufacturing improvement projects for long term stability.
Ability to plan and lead, as well as partner with internal resources, functional groups (i.e. Marketing, Supply Chain, etc.) and external companies to complete projects.
Medical Device industry experience or regulated industry experience
Flexibility to reprioritize projects and activities to meet business needs.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree
Experience with 3D CAD, design analysis software, and statistical analysis techniques
Experience with FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and Geometric dimension & tolerance stack-up analysis (GD&T)
Experience in tooling methodologies, material properties (Plastic resins, ferrous & nonferrous metals, adhesives & sealants).
Knowledge of plastics, metals and coating properties, uses, and manufacturing processes used in the Medical Device industry.
Strong understanding of design control and the ability to develop and execute design change plans and design verification testing.
Experience designing, developing, and launching products.

Responsibilities

Ensure design intent is maintained throughout design and manufacturing change projects.
Work both independently and within teams, and with internal & external partners to identify and evaluate potential technical solutions.
Provide innovative product, system, and component design solutions to address opportunities related to quality, supply chain, regulatory compliance, and cost savings opportunities.
Develop and utilize FMEA’s, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, DOE’s, simulated use testing, and statistical analysis to support medical device/system design changes
Perform detailed design analysis and provide guidance or approval for design or specification changes
Establish and execute appropriate testing strategy to ensure adequate safety factors or margins
Learn medical terminology, procedures & instrumentation and assist in responding to surgeon customer feedback.
Provide peer feedback & mentor junior associates as required.

Benefits

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours