Staff Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to be located in West Chester, PA; Raritan, NJ or Zuchwil, Switzerland. This role is part of the DePuy Synthes TechOps group. The engineer will use their knowledge of Manufacturing operations to function as an integral member of a New Product Introduction (NPI) team, developing, designing, validating, and starting up world-class Manufacturing & assembly operations. The goal is to ensure product quality, cost, and performance objectives are met, while concurrently providing design, quality, marketing, and financial inputs. The successful candidate will work within a cross-functional project team through all phases of the product development process, planning and executing projects through product launch. They will collaborate with R&D, Quality Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Plan, and External Manufacturers to define user needs, generate design concepts and prototypes, perform design evaluations, and support the development of product and process validation plans and testing. The candidate will also be involved in test method development and evaluation of the proposed design. The Staff Manufacturing Engineer will work with cross-functional teams and suppliers to optimize designs for manufacturability and produce prototypes, demonstrating an understanding of design controls and development processes. The ability to prioritize tasks, manage a varied workload, exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills, and interface effectively with others in the project team is essential.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related, required
- Minimum of 6 years of experience is required in a maintenance manufacturing environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated experience in Project Management is preferred
- Experience working at medical device industry or pharmaceutical preferred
Responsibilities
- Collaborating with R&D, Quality engineers and External Manufacturers in developing new product designs within a cross-functional team environment, specifically to develop innovative Manufacturing solutions for soft tissue and shoulder reconstruction implantable devices.
- Establishing the relationship between product design features and the selected methods required to manufacture the product.
- Providing detailed assessments and critical Design for Manufacturing review of engineering designs/drawings of components and assemblies.
- Participating in design reviews to assess the design intent, manufacturability, proper dimensioning and tolerancing of components and assemblies to allow product to transition into the Manufacturing environment.
- Managing the Manufacturing of prototypes used in new product development, including selecting the most appropriate prototype methods and executing prototype development to support new product design trials.
- Completing financial estimates of components and assembly Cost of Goods Sold.
- Providing analysis and recommendations for feature and Manufacturing cost tradeoffs, during the design phase of new products.
- Developing comprehensive, cost effective Manufacturing strategies, including supplier selection, to drive product team decisions on sourcing to achieve cost and time targets.
- Providing technical support to external manufacturers in process development, characterization, validation and stabilization.
- Supporting ERP and Quality System assessments and deliverables (Functional Impact Assessments, Routers, Drawing Reviews, Product Quality Plan, process related NPI Non-conformances).
- Mentoring entry level engineers and overseeing suppliers to optimize designs for manufacturability and assembly to produce functioning prototypes and supporting production documentation.
Benefits
- Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
- Savings plan (401(k))
- Long-term incentive program
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (may vary by state)
- 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 period
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
