Senior Supplier Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Santa Clara, CA

9d • $109,000 - $174,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Supplier Engineer in Santa Clara, CA (fully on-site). The Senior Supplier Engineer will function as an integral member of a development team. This position will be responsible for designing, developing, and validating manufacturing solutions for Direct Material component and assembly manufacturing processes and ensuring scale-up of robust manufacturing solutions to support long-term production. This role will work both internally and externally to develop Johnson and Johnson’s next generation of Robotic & Digital Solutions and may help mentor/develop junior engineers.

Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering or equivalent is required
• Minimum of five (5) years of meaningful work experience in a regulated industry is required (medical device industry preferred)
• Understanding of manufacturing process characterization, development, and validation, required
• Understanding of engineering drawing interpretation, i.e., GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) required
• Strong understanding of manufacturing technologies, required: Plastic injection molding, Extrusion, Machining, SMT, PCB, Electrical Components, or assembly preferred
• Excellent knowledge of 21 CFR part 820 and ISO 13485

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated project management experience, preferred
• Solid understanding of quality requirements/documents such as statistical process control, capability analysis, FMEA’s, etc., preferred
• Understanding of product design & DFM/A (Design for Manufacturing & Assembly), preferred
• Experience with supplier management, supplier qualification/selection, and process improvement with suppliers, preferred
• Root cause analysis, preferred
• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements regarding the design, manufacture, and release of medical devices, preferred

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the development, characterization, and validation of components and sub-assembly processes at suppliers for new product development (NPD) projects and sustaining production within the Robotics and Digital Solutions franchise.
• Work in a design team setting, collaborating with multi-functional teams (represented by Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Sourcing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance) by providing technical solutions to direct material component manufacturing and assembly processes that are optimized for manufacturing, product performance, and cost.
• Apply engineering principles, world-class manufacturing techniques, statistics, and risk management to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Drive suppliers to continually improve their business and manufacturing process performance to meet business requirements for supplier excellence using a collection of best practices in project management, Six Sigma, Lean, SPC and negotiation by supporting these efforts with minimal managerial guidance at multiple suppliers simultaneously.
• Identify, manage, and provide priorities and direction to external suppliers to satisfy manufacturing and development requirements for tooling, manufacturing, and inspections of direct material components.
• Responsible for ensuring robust requirements cascade from Design to Suppliers
• Support corrective actions for supplier process by driving suppliers to true root cause analysis and corrective and Preventive actions.
• Support/participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on material cost reduction, capacity/efficiency improvement, and streamlining of supply chain.
• Participate in special projects as requested by Management
• Other duties as required

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 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
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior