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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Job Description:

Robotics & Digital Solutions, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for an NPI Senior Manufacturing Engineer, located in Santa Clara, CA.

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.

The NPI Senior Manufacturing Engineer is an individual with high motivation to launch products to market. Is determined to build a quality product and innovate through continuous improvement throughout the product’s life cycle. This role is highly synergetic and works with R&D teams, technicians, and peers to develop the manufacturing process for a medical robotic system. Is also capable and passionate about developing, documenting and qualifying test processes used during the manufacturing of electro-mechanical components and subassemblies. This individual is continuously challenging the status quo while understanding the “why” in design intent and overall product functionality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with R&D, QA and Production departments to design, develop, test, document and implement processes, tooling, and fixtures.   

• Support and work with Quality to address and resolve non-conformances. 

• Collect data and analyze process performance and capabilities for company products, including new products and products already in production.   

• Identify process requirements, advise and support operations management, and implement equipment and fixtures needed for process development and manufacturing efforts.   

• Develop and maintain documentation for design control, product configurations, manufacturing procedures, lot history records, (e.g., bills-of-materials, MPI’s, LHR’s), and other Quality System requirements.   

• Lead and/or actively participate in process/product continuous improvement projects.

• Apply Lean manufacturing principles in production processes to reduce/eliminate waste and increase productivity.

• Monitor, Coach and mentor junior engineers and technicians.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineer or related engineering field is required.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing related field or 3 years of experience in a manufacturing related field with a master's degree. 

• Knowledge of and compliance with applicable Quality System requirements.

• Experience implementing Lean and Lean Sigma concepts. 

• Experience with Validation of Medical Devices (IQ-OQ-PQ). 

• Proficiency in Statistics (Cpk, Hypothesis Testing, DOE, Gage R&R) a plus. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.

• Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating