Staff Supplier Engineer, Plastics

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Santa Clara, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Robotics & Digital Solutions, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for a Staff Supplier Engineer – Plastics located in Santa Clara, CA! About MedTech Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Robotics & Digital Solutions is part of Ethicon, Inc., a global leader in surgery with products and solutions found in almost every operating room around the world. Ethicon has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 100 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives. Through Ethicon's surgical technologies and solutions including robotics, digital solutions, sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact! For more information, visit www.ethicon.com (http://www.ethicon.com/). Are you interested in joining a diverse team that is helping improve patient care and drive innovation? Apply today! Job Summary/Overview: The Staff 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 is required, preferably in Engineering or similar
Minimum of seven (7) years of meaningful work experience in a regulated industry (medical device industry preferred)
Validated knowledge of various plastic component/assembly manufacturing process development and production validation (i.e. injection molding, extrusion, casting, secondary operations, etc.)
Understanding of engineering drawing interpretation, i.e., GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) required.
Excellent knowledge of 21 CFR part 820 and ISO 13485
Solid understanding of regulatory requirements regarding the design, manufacture, and release of medical devices, worldwide, preferred
Up to 25% domestic and international travel required

Nice To Haves

Mechatronics and robotics 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
Root cause analysis, preferred
Understanding of Six Sigma Methodologies, preferred

Responsibilities

Own and deliver the development, characterization, and validation of plastics components and sub-assembly processes at suppliers for new product development (NPD) projects and sustaining production within the Robotics and Digital Solutions franchise.
Lead the scale-up of supplier manufacturing processes to production quantities.
Work in a design team setting, collaborating with multi-functional teams (represented by Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Purchasing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance) by providing technical solutions to direct material component manufacturing and assembly processes (Plastics/Mechanical) 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.
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.
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 leading these efforts without managerial guidance at several suppliers simultaneously.
Support corrective actions for supplier process by driving suppliers to true root cause analysis and corrective and Preventive actions.
Coordinate project activities and maintain accountability for overall project success
Other duties as required

Benefits

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are 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.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, 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 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
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits