Staff Supplier Engineer
About The Position
Robotics & Digital Solutions, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for a Staff Supplier Engineer 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!
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 component/assembly manufacturing process development and production validation
- Understanding of engineering drawing interpretation, i.e., GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) required
- Experience with supplier management, supplier qualification/selection, and process improvement with suppliers
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
