Senior Development Engineer

Company: Johnson & Johnson
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: February 17, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionJohnson & Johnson's Robotics and Digital Solutions group is recruiting for a Senior Development Engineer, located in Santa Clara, CA. to join the team developing novel instruments for a revolutionary new surgical robot! The engineering team at J&J is building a platform technology capable of expanding the applicability of robotics to a spectrum of medical procedures.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, and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact. This is an opportunity for a key role in bringing exciting new products to market to support and build the Robotics and Digital Solutions (RAD) group.Our Senior Development Engineer is responsible for the definition, design, development, and implementation of manufacturing solutions for new instruments within our Endomechanical franchise. They have responsibility for the development and qualification of components and manufacturing processes. This role will work with internal and external teams to develop advanced surgical instruments and may be responsible for leadership of junior development engineers within the project.Key Responsibilities* Own and deliver the development, process characterization and validation of the mechanical components and assembly process for new product development (NPD) projects within the Robotics and Digital Solutions franchise.* Lead scale-up understanding from Concept to Proof of Principle of engineering unit operations. Ensure successful integration and start-up of manufacturing lines, molds and tooling to yield components and products that meet design specifications.* Collaborate with the design team to provide DFX (manufacturing and assembly, cost) input and enable translation of product design inputs to product and process outputs.* Collaborate with multi-functional partners for supplier selection, project and product risk management and design & process transfer to manufacturing site(s) on NPD projects.* Own the inputs for manufacturing related activities (prototypes, build, tooling and validation) within the NPD project plan. Successfully transfer knowledge to manufacturing of unit operations enabling transition to daily production.* Participate in technical design reviews for New products.Qualifications* Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related science/engineering field required; advanced degree preferred* Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience -* Experience with process and measurement/gaging system design along with application of statistical analysis techniques to develop a stable and capable manufacturing processPreferred* Development and manufacturing experience* Experience within medical products/device industry or another highly regulated industry* Experience in development of plastics (injection molded and machined), metals, and mechanical components and assemblies* Experience in Design of Experiments, Root Cause Understanding and application of the Scientific Method* Experience with Design for X (Manufacturing & Assembly; Cost) and Risk Mitigation (e.g., FMEA)* Experience with managing hardware, software and controls development in relation to manufacturing and test systems is helpful* Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification is helpful* Project Management certification (e.g., FPX or PMP) is helpfulOther* Up to 25% domestic travel* light lifting may be required at times* Assembly work, engineering build execution & testingJohnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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