Senior Design Engineer

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Mechanical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for our Senior Design Engineer role located in Cincinnati, OH.

Purpose: The Senior Design Engineer will collaborate with internal and external teams to develop advanced surgical products within the Handheld Endomechanical and Energy franchise. This position will lead and execute projects and drive design activities for products within New Product Development.

In accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:

• Coordinate integration of complex sub-system product designs.
• Provide technical leadership to product development team.
• Provide innovative product, system & component design solutions to address opportunities related to quality, supply chain, and regulatory compliance.
• Perform detailed design analysis & provide input or approval for detailed design specifications.
• Develop and utilize 3D CAD models, FMEA’s, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, DOE’s, simulated use testing, and statistical analysis to support medical device/system design development
• Establish appropriate testing strategies to ensure adequate safety factors or margins.
• Perform product testing to ensure adequate safety factors or margins.
• Formalize concepts, breadboards & prototyping
• Apply knowledge of general engineering principles, materials, DFMA & reliability to achieve product design requirements.
• Work one-on-one with customer stakeholders to identify procedure and/or product opportunities and evaluate potential technical solutions.
• Interpret customer & marketing input to define technical design requirements.
• Consult with materials technology group for biomaterial approvals
• Assist in developing & monitoring project plan, budget, contingency plans & work estimation.
• Learn medical terminology, procedures & instrumentation.
• Provide peer feedback & may mentor junior associates as required.

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (preferably in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering) with a minimum of 4 years of design-related experience or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 2years of design-related experience.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively with teams
• Strong mechanical design and analysis skills, including an understanding of mechanical subsystem functionality and integration
• Ability to apply analytical skills within the R&D development process to drive complex projects to completion
• Technical writing skills such as protocols, testing results, procedures, status & special reports
• Knowledge of general design engineering, DFMA principles, and component manufacturing processes

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Medical Device industry experience or regulated industry experience are a plus for this role.
• Strong understanding of design control; the ability to develop and execute design plans, design verification and validation
• Experience designing test procedures, coordinating tests, ability to analyzing results using statistics, and developing written reports
• Experience building prototypes, products, and systems for testing; along with setting up and running laboratory experiments
• Experience in designing, developing, and launching products within an FDA-regulated environment
• Understanding of surgery, surgical procedures, and the design and application of surgical devices, as well as the quality system / regulatory environment
• Experience conducting and/or participating in technical design reviews of requirements, specifications, designs
• Understanding of surgery, surgical procedures, and the design and application of surgical devices, as well as the quality system / regulatory environment
• Free-body & stress-strain analysis is required & FEA (finite element analysis) is desired.
• Experience in designing for injection molding, stamping, and machining
• Experience with CAD and design analysis software

Other:

• This position will be based in Cincinnati, OH and may require up to 10% travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.