Staff Design Engineer

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

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:

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

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/. 

This is a field-based role available in all cities within Ohio. While specific cities are listed in the Locations section for reference, please note that they are examples only and do not limit your application. We invite candidates from any location to apply.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

We are searching for the best talent for Staff Design Engineer.

Purpose: The Staff Design Engineer will make vital contributions to the Front End Innovation organization and transform patient care through innovation. They are responsible for working with Front End R&D teams to brainstorm, conceptualize, design, and prototype mechanical and electromechanical sub-systems for next generation handheld surgical instruments.

You will be responsible for:

•Lead the brainstorming, concept development, design, analysis, prototyping, and testing of mechanical and electromechanical sub-systems to demonstrate technical feasibility for next generation handheld surgical instruments.

•Work closely with multi-disciplinary teammates, cross-functional partners, internal stakeholders, external partners, and external customers to develop robust and reliable architectures driven by simulation, analysis, and test.

•Lead debugging efforts and root cause investigations.

•Translate high-level customer needs into technical options while analyzing trade-offs and business impact.

•Design and build custom test fixtures for testing.

•Design, coordinate, and perform test procedures and laboratory experiments, analyze resulting data, and prepare written reports to document findings and recommendations.

•Deliver documentation to support theory of operation, technical reviews, and engineering studies. Present technical material to partners at all levels of the organization.

•Mentor junior members of the engineering staff to expand design team capabilities and establish good working practices.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or similar field required; dual degrees or advanced degree preferred.

Experience & Skills

Required:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience in a direct product design engineering role.
• Proven experience applying core engineering principles and design methodologies throughout product development including activities such as ideation, concept generation, detailed design, breadboarding and prototyping, DFM/A, FMEA (fail